Public bug reported: had a problem trying to run arduino installed with apt-get and and tried to remove my openjdk, but while removing, got this failure.
Additional info: I know that at some point I followed some strange steps to get webex video conferencing to work on Ubuntu and it required me to install a jdk in a very particular way. I no longer need webex because our remote work software has been chosen to be Google Hangouts, so I am now trying to get back to a standard installation of the JDK. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: openjdk-7-jre-headless (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Sep 20 22:33:16 2014 DpkgTerminalLog: Preparing to unpack .../openjdk-7-jre-headless_7u65-2.5.2-3~14.04_amd64.deb ... Unpacking openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64 (7u65-2.5.2-3~14.04) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/openjdk-7-jre-headless_7u65-2.5.2-3~14.04_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-7-openjdk/management/jmxremote.password', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64 DuplicateSignature: package:openjdk-7-jre-headless:(not installed):trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-7-openjdk/management/jmxremote.password', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64 ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-7-openjdk/management/jmxremote.password', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-17 (186 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140317) SourcePackage: openjdk-7 Title: package openjdk-7-jre-headless (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-7-openjdk/management/jmxremote.password', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.java.7.openjdk.sound.properties: 2014-08-02T00:04:01 ** Affects: openjdk-7 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package package-conflict trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1371979 Title: package openjdk-7-jre-headless (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-7-openjdk/management/jmxremote.password', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/+bug/1371979/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs