[Bug 989326] Re: package libdb5.1-java (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/java/db-5.1.25.jar' is different from the same file on the system

[Antonio Peta]

apt-get install libdb5.1-java
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libdb5.1-java
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/1,268 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,316 kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 248711 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libdb5.1-java (from .../libdb5.1-java_5.1.25-11build1_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libdb5.1-java_5.1.25-11build1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 './usr/share/java/db-5.1.25.jar' 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/libdb5.1-java_5.1.25-11build1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Title:
  package libdb5.1-java (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  './usr/share/java/db-5.1.25.jar' is different from the same file on
  the system

Status in “db” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “db” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Happened during re-install after upgrading; used package list
  generated from oneiric.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: libdb5.1-java (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Apr 26 20:29:28 2012
  DuplicateSignature:
   Unpacking libdb5.1-java:i386 (from .../libdb5.1-java_5.1.25-11build1_i386.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libdb5.1-java_5.1.25-11build1_i386.deb (--unpack):
    './usr/share/java/db-5.1.25.jar' is different from the same file on the system
  ErrorMessage: './usr/share/java/db-5.1.25.jar' is different from the same file on the system
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  SourcePackage: db
  Title: package libdb5.1-java (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/java/db-5.1.25.jar' is different from the same file on the system
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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