[Bug 1310829] Re: package icedtea-netx 1.5-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/policyeditor', which is different from other instances of package icedtea-netx:amd64

[Michael Schaller]

This bug also affects Precis to Trusty dist-upgrades if the package
icedtea-netx:amd64 and icedtea-netx:i386 are installed.

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Title:
  package icedtea-netx 1.5-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to
  overwrite shared '/usr/bin/policyeditor', which is different from
  other instances of package icedtea-netx:amd64

Status in “icedtea-web” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I was trying to completely remove OpenJDK when this error ocurr.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: icedtea-netx 1.5-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  AptOrdering:
   icedtea-netx: Install
   icedtea-6-plugin: Install
   icedtea-netx: Configure
   icedtea-6-plugin: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Apr 21 23:00:56 2014
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../icedtea-netx_1.5-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
   Unpacking icedtea-netx:amd64 (1.5-1ubuntu1) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/icedtea-netx_1.5-1ubuntu1_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:1.5-1ubuntu1: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 2012-08-22 (607 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  SourcePackage: icedtea-web
  Title: package icedtea-netx 1.5-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/policyeditor', which is different from other instances of package icedtea-netx:amd64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-21 (0 days ago)

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