As a workaround, a user hitting this issue can run: sudo rm -f /usr/share/man/man8/pam_exec.8.gz /usr/share/man/man8/pam_unix.8.gz && sudo apt-get -f install
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pam in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1558114 Title: package libpam-modules 1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/man/man8/pam_unix.8.gz', which is different from other instances of package libpam-modules:i386 Status in pam package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in pam source package in Trusty: Triaged Status in pam source package in Wily: Triaged Bug description: E: /var/cache/apt/archives/libpam-modules_1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.1_i386.deb: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/man/man8/pam_unix.8.gz', which is different from other instances of package libpam-modules:i386 ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: libpam-modules 1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-34.39-generic 4.2.8-ckt4 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Mar 16 10:47:24 2016 DuplicateSignature: package:libpam-modules:1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.1:trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/man/man8/pam_unix.8.gz', which is different from other instances of package libpam-modules:i386 ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/man/man8/pam_unix.8.gz', which is different from other instances of package libpam-modules:i386 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-15 (1097 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130314) RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1 SourcePackage: pam Title: package libpam-modules 1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/man/man8/pam_unix.8.gz', which is different from other instances of package libpam-modules:i386 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-23 (145 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/+bug/1558114/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp