[Bug 1365375] Re: package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/gnu', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu6.3

[Ben Johnson]

Thanks for taking the time to report this, richud, and especially for
providing the attachments.

This bug bit me today, too.

Were you able to implement any sort of a workaround?

This seems like a significant problem to go unfixed since September,
2014.

Here's what happened, in my particular case (impetus was to compile
NGINX):

# apt-get install libpcre3-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
zlib1g-dev is already the newest version.
zlib1g-dev set to manually installed.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 gcc-4.8-multilib : Depends: libc6-dev-i386 (>= 2.11) but it is not going to be installed
 lib32z1-dev : Depends: lib32c-dev
 libc6-dev-x32 : Depends: libc6-dev-i386 (= 2.19-0ubuntu6.5) but it is not going to be installed
 libpcre3-dev : Depends: libpcrecpp0 (= 1:8.31-2ubuntu2) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

Okay, so I try "apt-get install -f"...

# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libc6-dev-i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libc6-dev-i386
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded.
22 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/1,151 kB of archives.
After this operation, 6,337 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 137387 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu6.5_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.19-0ubuntu6.5) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu6.5_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/include/gnu', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu6.5
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu6.5_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

It's a bit difficult to compile anything on this system, without access
to these crucial libraries.

Worse, aptitude is now "stuck" in this state, and complains any time I
try to modify a package (even unrelated packages). Here's an example:

# apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 gcc-4.8-multilib : Depends: libc6-dev-i386 (>= 2.11) but it is not installed
 lib32z1-dev : Depends: lib32c-dev
 libc6-dev-x32 : Depends: libc6-dev-i386 (= 2.19-0ubuntu6.5) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

Of course, "apt-get install -f" just vomits the same error that I pasted
above.

So, I'm stuck in a loop with no way out.

Suggestions, anyone?

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Title:
  package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/gnu', which is also in package libc6
  -dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu6.3

Status in eglibc package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  apt-get install gcc-multilib broke it!

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: libc6-dev-i386 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep  4 08:50:46 2014
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu6.3_amd64.deb ...
   Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.19-0ubuntu6.3) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu6.3_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/include/gnu', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
  DuplicateSignature: package:libc6-dev-i386:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/include/gnu', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/gnu', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
  SourcePackage: eglibc
  Title: package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/gnu', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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