package libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386

Bug #1762827 reported by Ankit Raj
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This bug affects 9 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
sane-backends (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-37.42-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-37-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 11 01:29:46 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libsane1:1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1
 Unpacking libsane1:i386 (1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-BVXsrr/2-libsane1_1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-21 (109 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
SourcePackage: sane-backends
Title: package libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Ankit Raj (rajankit911) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in sane-backends (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Phil Marsh (marsh-pf) wrote :

I got this error message while attempting to install Wine from the Ubuntu 18.04 repository. The Wine install failed.
Thanks,
Phil

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Tom Huber (wd0bfo) wrote :

Same as Phil trying to install Wine on 18.04.
I also got a different error trying to do a git make but when it tried to send report it said my Ubuntu was not valid and remove 3rd party software (?)

Thanks for any help., Tom

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