[Bug 1384280] [NEW] package locales (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/update-locale', which is also in package libc-bin 2.19-0ubuntu6.3

[Kevin]

Public bug reported:

Initially, I needed to install some libraries to run PyGame, which
depends on lib32z1. I kept getting error messages that lib32z1 was
inconsistent or unstable, and that I should reinstall it. When I
attempted to reinstall via apt-get, the install stopped and threw the
same error message about lib32z1. After attempting to reinstall with the
.deb file, locales went missing and I cannot install any new software,
libraries, etc.

Not that I think this is necessarily a bug, but it is indeed an issue
with my system that none of my coworkers with the exact same hardware
and Ubuntu 14.04 have experienced. Any way to get lib32z1 and locales
functioning properly again so that I can resume software, etc.,
installations, updates and upgrades?

Thanks very much!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: locales (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 21 18:03:25 2014
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../locales_2.19-11_all.deb ...
 Unpacking locales (2.19-11) over (2.13+git20120306-12.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/locales_2.19-11_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/update-locale', which is also in package libc-bin 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
DuplicateSignature: package:locales:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/update-locale', which is also in package libc-bin 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/update-locale', which is also in package libc-bin 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-03 (18 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
SourcePackage: glibc
Title: package locales (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/update-locale', which is also in package libc-bin 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: glibc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package package-conflict trusty

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Title:
  package locales (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to
  overwrite '/usr/sbin/update-locale', which is also in package libc-bin
  2.19-0ubuntu6.3

Status in “glibc” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Initially, I needed to install some libraries to run PyGame, which
  depends on lib32z1. I kept getting error messages that lib32z1 was
  inconsistent or unstable, and that I should reinstall it. When I
  attempted to reinstall via apt-get, the install stopped and threw the
  same error message about lib32z1. After attempting to reinstall with
  the .deb file, locales went missing and I cannot install any new
  software, libraries, etc.

  Not that I think this is necessarily a bug, but it is indeed an issue
  with my system that none of my coworkers with the exact same hardware
  and Ubuntu 14.04 have experienced. Any way to get lib32z1 and locales
  functioning properly again so that I can resume software, etc.,
  installations, updates and upgrades?

  Thanks very much!

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: locales (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Oct 21 18:03:25 2014
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../locales_2.19-11_all.deb ...
   Unpacking locales (2.19-11) over (2.13+git20120306-12.1) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/locales_2.19-11_all.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/update-locale', which is also in package libc-bin 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
  DuplicateSignature: package:locales:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/update-locale', which is also in package libc-bin 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/update-locale', which is also in package libc-bin 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-03 (18 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
  SourcePackage: glibc
  Title: package locales (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/update-locale', which is also in package libc-bin 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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