[Bug 1565498] Re: package libcurl4-gnutls-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64

[Mark Mentovai]

This is a duplicate. The bug is explained in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/+bug/1451525/comments/3.

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Title:
  package libcurl4-gnutls-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different
  from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64

Status in curl package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Just updated and installed a dependency yesterday

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libcurl4-gnutls-dev (not installed)
  Uname: Linux 4.5.0-040500-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu1
  AptOrdering:
   libcurl4-gnutls-dev: Install
   libcurl4-gnutls-dev: Configure
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Apr  2 03:08:53 2016
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../libcurl4-gnutls-dev_7.47.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
   Unpacking libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64 (7.47.0-1ubuntu2) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libcurl4-gnutls-dev_7.47.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
  DuplicateSignature:
   Unpacking libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64 (7.47.0-1ubuntu2) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libcurl4-gnutls-dev_7.47.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-12 (21 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160307)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
   apt  1.2.9
  SourcePackage: curl
  Title: package libcurl4-gnutls-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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