@Adam thanks for the bionic fix; Please backport it to other releases too: see lp:1725928 for example
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to sane-backends in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1738664 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 Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in sane-backends package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in sane-backends package in Debian: New Bug description: *********** to get a workaround, try: sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" install --reinstall libsane1:i386 (or your real package name) *************** An error occured error:broken count>0 ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-19.22-generic 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-19-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Dec 18 01:06:19 2017 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-baiIM1/11-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 2017-12-16 (1 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) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1738664/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
