[Bug 1749036] Re: package libcomerr2 1.43.8-2 failed to install/upgrade: libcomerr2:all 1.43.9-1 (Multi-Arch: no) is not co-installable with libcomerr2 which has multiple installed instances

[Ken Wahl]

I'm receiving the same error upgrading Debian Testing. Upon searching
the web for solutions I was led to this bug report.  Here is what I'm
getting in Testing:

dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libcomerr2_1.43.9-1_all.deb (--unpack):
 libcomerr2:all 1.43.9-1 (Multi-Arch: no) is not co-installable with libcomerr2 which has multiple installed instances
Selecting previously unselected package libcom-err2:amd64.
dpkg: considering deconfiguration of libcomerr2:amd64, which would be broken by installation of libcom-err2:amd64 ...
dpkg: yes, will deconfigure libcomerr2:amd64 (broken by libcom-err2:amd64)
(Reading database ... 318353 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libcom-err2_1.43.9-1_amd64.deb ...
De-configuring libcomerr2:amd64 (1.43.8-2) ...
Unpacking libcom-err2:amd64 (1.43.9-1) ...
Replacing files in old package libcomerr2:amd64 (1.43.8-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libcomerr2_1.43.9-1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)



'apt --fix-broken install' returns the following:

The following additional packages will be installed:
  libcomerr2
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libcomerr2
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 230 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/62.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 18.4 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
Retrieving bug reports... Done
Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done
Reading changelogs... Done
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libcomerr2_1.43.9-1_all.deb (--unpack):
 libcomerr2:all 1.43.9-1 (Multi-Arch: no) is not co-installable with libcomerr2 which has multiple installed instances
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libcomerr2_1.43.9-1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Title:
  package libcomerr2 1.43.8-2 failed to install/upgrade: libcomerr2:all
  1.43.9-1 (Multi-Arch: no) is not co-installable with libcomerr2 which
  has multiple installed instances

Status in e2fsprogs package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This happened during a partial upgrade of Bionic.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: libcomerr2 1.43.8-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35-generic 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Feb 12 15:51:57 2018
  Dependencies:
   gcc-7-base 7.2.0-18ubuntu2
   libc6 2.26-0ubuntu2
   libgcc1 1:7.2.0-18ubuntu2
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../comerr-dev_2.1-1.43.9-1_amd64.deb ...
   Unpacking comerr-dev:amd64 (2.1-1.43.9-1) over (2.1-1.43.8-2) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libcomerr2_1.43.9-1_all.deb (--unpack):
    libcomerr2:all 1.43.9-1 (Multi-Arch: no) is not co-installable with libcomerr2 which has multiple installed instances
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:libcomerr2:1.43.8-2
   Unpacking comerr-dev:amd64 (2.1-1.43.9-1) over (2.1-1.43.8-2) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libcomerr2_1.43.9-1_all.deb (--unpack):
    libcomerr2:all 1.43.9-1 (Multi-Arch: no) is not co-installable with libcomerr2 which has multiple installed instances
  ErrorMessage: libcomerr2:all 1.43.9-1 (Multi-Arch: no) is not co-installable with libcomerr2 which has multiple installed instances
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-16 (1853 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130116)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.4, python3-minimal, 3.6.4-1
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14+, python-minimal, 2.7.14-4
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu1
   apt  1.6~alpha7ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: e2fsprogs
  Title: package libcomerr2 1.43.8-2 failed to install/upgrade: libcomerr2:all 1.43.9-1 (Multi-Arch: no) is not co-installable with libcomerr2 which has multiple installed instances
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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