[Bug 1269671] Re: package libncurses5-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/term_entry.h', which is different from other instances of package libncurses5-dev:amd64

[Gavin]

Here is the output

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'libncurses5-dev' instead of 'libncurses-dev'
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  kde-l10n-engb libasan0:i386 libatomic1:i386 libc6-dev:i386
  libcloog-isl4:i386 libgcc-4.8-dev:i386 libgmp10:i386 libgomp1:i386
  libisl10:i386 libitm1:i386 libmpc3:i386 libmpfr4:i386 libncurses5-dev:i386
  libquadmath0:i386 libtinfo-dev:i386 linux-image-3.11.0-13-generic
  linux-image-extra-3.11.0-13-generic linux-libc-dev:i386
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
  ncurses-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libncurses5-dev
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/226 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,057 kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 294053 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libncurses5-dev:amd64 (from .../libncurses5-dev_5.9+20130608-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libncurses5-dev_5.9+20130608-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/term_entry.h', which is different from other instances of package libncurses5-dev:amd64
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libncurses5-dev_5.9+20130608-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Title:
  package libncurses5-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/term_entry.h', which is
  different from other instances of package libncurses5-dev:amd64

Status in “ncurses” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I get this error when exporting video in openshot video editor

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: libncurses5-dev (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  AptOrdering:
   libncurses5-dev: Install
   libncurses5-dev: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jan 14 11:00:47 2014
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Unpacking libncurses5-dev:amd64 (from .../libncurses5-dev_5.9+20130608-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libncurses5-dev_5.9+20130608-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/term_entry.h', which is different from other instances of package libncurses5-dev:amd64
  DuplicateSignature: package:libncurses5-dev:(not installed):trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/term_entry.h', which is different from other instances of package libncurses5-dev:amd64
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/term_entry.h', which is different from other instances of package libncurses5-dev:amd64
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-13 (64 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: ncurses
  Title: package libncurses5-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/term_entry.h', which is different from other instances of package libncurses5-dev:amd64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-13 (63 days ago)

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