Should be fixed in 13.10, because with alsa-lib 1.0.27 this file is now in a separate all-architecture package instead (libasound2-data).
** Changed in: alsa-lib (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-lib in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991087 Title: package libasound2 1.0.25-1ubuntu10 [modified: usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf usr/share/alsa/cards/USB-Audio.conf] failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/alsa/cards/USB-Audio.conf' is different from the same file on the system Status in “alsa-lib” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libcaca-dev libslang2-dev libxt-dev Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/858 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y (Reading database ... 232790 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libasound2 1.0.25-1ubuntu10 (using .../libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libasound2 ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_amd64.deb (--unpack): './usr/share/alsa/cards/USB-Audio.conf' is different from the same file on the system Preparing to replace libasound2:i386 1.0.25-1ubuntu10 (using .../libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libasound2:i386 ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_i386.deb (--unpack): './usr/share/alsa/cards/USB-Audio.conf' is different from the same file on the system dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libasound2 1.0.25-1ubuntu10 [modified: usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf usr/share/alsa/cards/USB-Audio.conf] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 AptOrdering: libasound2: Install libasound2: Install libasound2: Configure libasound2: Configure Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Apr 29 14:43:41 2012 DpkgTerminalLog: Preparing to replace libasound2 1.0.25-1ubuntu10 (using .../libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libasound2 ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_amd64.deb (--unpack): './usr/share/alsa/cards/USB-Audio.conf' is different from the same file on the system DuplicateSignature: Unpacking replacement libasound2 ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_amd64.deb (--unpack): './usr/share/alsa/cards/USB-Audio.conf' is different from the same file on the system ErrorMessage: './usr/share/alsa/cards/USB-Audio.conf' is different from the same file on the system InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) SourcePackage: alsa-lib Title: package libasound2 1.0.25-1ubuntu10 [modified: usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf usr/share/alsa/cards/USB-Audio.conf] failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/alsa/cards/USB-Audio.conf' is different from the same file on the system UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-21 (7 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-lib/+bug/991087/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp