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icedtea-web package

package icedtea-netx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/policyeditor', which is different from other instances of package icedtea-netx:amd64

Bug #1471677 reported by Jaime R. Garza
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
icedtea-web (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

Didn't work, got a system error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: icedtea-netx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-21.21-generic 3.19.8
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
AptOrdering:
 icedtea-netx: Install
 icedtea-7-plugin: Install
 icedtea-netx: Configure
 icedtea-7-plugin: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jul 6 09:22:04 2015
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../icedtea-netx_1.5.2-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking icedtea-netx:amd64 (1.5.2-1ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/icedtea-netx_1.5.2-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/policyeditor', which is different from other instances of package icedtea-netx:amd64
DuplicateSignature: package:icedtea-netx:(not installed):trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/policyeditor', which is different from other instances of package icedtea-netx:amd64
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/policyeditor', which is different from other instances of package icedtea-netx:amd64
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-30 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
 apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4
SourcePackage: icedtea-web
Title: package icedtea-netx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/policyeditor', which is different from other instances of package icedtea-netx:amd64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Jaime R. Garza (garzaj) wrote :
Apport retracing service (apport)
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 icedtea-web (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Sebastian Unger (sebunger44) wrote :

I had icedtea-netx:i386 installed on my Ubuntu 14.04.2 amd64 system. Trying to install icedtea-plugin failed due to a package conflict between icedtea-netx:amd64 and icedtea-netx:i386 over the file /usr/bin/policyeditor.

Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)
Changed in icedtea-web (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
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Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

google only finds a bunch of bug reports for "failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared" but no explanation.

bug 1533780
bug 1574351
bug 1279192
bug 1490282
bug 1290155
bug 1464735
bug 1471677

Could be an issue of a missing "Replaces"-declaration somewhere. Possibly related to multiarch, too. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icedtea-web/+bug/1471677/comments/3 strongly suggests this.

Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)
tags: added: precise2trusty trusty wily
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