[Bug 1730036] [NEW] package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/uio.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9

[Mohamed omar]

Public bug reported:

i ran sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade 
and it come out with this list

 gcc-5-multilib gcc-multilib lib32asan2 lib32atomic1 lib32cilkrts5
  lib32gcc-5-dev lib32gcc1 lib32gomp1 lib32itm1 lib32mpx0 lib32quadmath0
  lib32stdc++6 lib32ubsan0 libc6-dev-i386 libc6-dev-x32 libx32asan2
  libx32atomic1 libx32cilkrts5 libx32gcc-5-dev libx32gcc1 libx32gomp1
  libx32itm1 libx32quadmath0 libx32stdc++6 libx32ubsan0

when i chose to upgrade packages the error pops out for this package
libc6-dev-i38;

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libc6-dev-i386 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-98.121-generic 4.4.90
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-98-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Nov  4 08:20:17 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../libc6-dev-i386_2.23-0ubuntu9_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.23-0ubuntu9_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/uio.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libc6-dev-i386:(not installed)
 Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.23-0ubuntu9_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/uio.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/uio.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-28 (463 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt  1.2.24
SourcePackage: glibc
Title: package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/uio.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


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

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Title:
  package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/uio.h', which is also in package
  libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9

Status in glibc package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  i ran sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade 
  and it come out with this list

   gcc-5-multilib gcc-multilib lib32asan2 lib32atomic1 lib32cilkrts5
    lib32gcc-5-dev lib32gcc1 lib32gomp1 lib32itm1 lib32mpx0 lib32quadmath0
    lib32stdc++6 lib32ubsan0 libc6-dev-i386 libc6-dev-x32 libx32asan2
    libx32atomic1 libx32cilkrts5 libx32gcc-5-dev libx32gcc1 libx32gomp1
    libx32itm1 libx32quadmath0 libx32stdc++6 libx32ubsan0

  when i chose to upgrade packages the error pops out for this package
  libc6-dev-i38;

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libc6-dev-i386 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-98.121-generic 4.4.90
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-98-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Nov  4 08:20:17 2017
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../libc6-dev-i386_2.23-0ubuntu9_amd64.deb ...
   Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.23-0ubuntu9_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/uio.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:libc6-dev-i386:(not installed)
   Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.23-0ubuntu9_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/uio.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/uio.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-28 (463 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
   apt  1.2.24
  SourcePackage: glibc
  Title: package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/uio.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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