[Bug 1892807] [NEW] Error updating 8/24/2020 package libffi8ubuntu1 (possibly renamed from libffi8.1.0)

[Cody Ferber]

Public bug reported:

Hello just updated like I do most days on 20.10 and I got this
dependency issue. It looks like this package was just recently renamed
within the last few days maybe?

codyf86 at Test-iT-Server:~$ sudo apt-get full-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libffi-dev : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (= 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3) but it is not installed
 libgirepository-1.0-1 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
 libglib2.0-0 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
 libglib2.0-0:i386 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1:i386 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
 libpython3.8-stdlib : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
 libwayland-client0 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
 libwayland-client0:i386 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1:i386 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
 libwayland-server0 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
 php7.4-common : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
 python3-gi : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
codyf86 at Test-iT-Server:~$ sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libcdio18 libedataserver-1.2-24 libffi8.1.0:i386
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libffi8ubuntu1 libffi8ubuntu1:i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libffi8ubuntu1 libffi8ubuntu1:i386
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
70 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 38.3 kB of archives.
After this operation, 123 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-proposed/main amd64 libffi8ubuntu1 amd64 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3 [20.0 kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-proposed/main i386 libffi8ubuntu1 i386 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3 [18.2 kB]
Fetched 38.3 kB in 1s (68.1 kB/s)             
(Reading database ... 379109 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libffi8ubuntu1:amd64 (3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.8.1.0', which is also in package libffi8.1.0:amd64 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu1
Preparing to unpack .../libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libffi8ubuntu1:i386 (3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libffi.so.8.1.0', which is also in package libffi8.1.0:i386 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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

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Title:
  Error updating 8/24/2020 package libffi8ubuntu1 (possibly renamed from
  libffi8.1.0)

Status in libffi package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hello just updated like I do most days on 20.10 and I got this
  dependency issue. It looks like this package was just recently renamed
  within the last few days maybe?

  codyf86 at Test-iT-Server:~$ sudo apt-get full-upgrade
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
   libffi-dev : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (= 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3) but it is not installed
   libgirepository-1.0-1 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
   libglib2.0-0 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
   libglib2.0-0:i386 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1:i386 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
   libpython3.8-stdlib : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
   libwayland-client0 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
   libwayland-client0:i386 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1:i386 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
   libwayland-server0 : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
   php7.4-common : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
   python3-gi : Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (>= 3.4~20200819) but it is not installed
  E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
  codyf86 at Test-iT-Server:~$ sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Correcting dependencies... Done
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    libcdio18 libedataserver-1.2-24 libffi8.1.0:i386
  Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
  The following additional packages will be installed:
    libffi8ubuntu1 libffi8ubuntu1:i386
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    libffi8ubuntu1 libffi8ubuntu1:i386
  0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  70 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 38.3 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 123 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
  Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-proposed/main amd64 libffi8ubuntu1 amd64 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3 [20.0 kB]
  Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-proposed/main i386 libffi8ubuntu1 i386 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3 [18.2 kB]
  Fetched 38.3 kB in 1s (68.1 kB/s)             
  (Reading database ... 379109 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking libffi8ubuntu1:amd64 (3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3) ...
  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.8.1.0', which is also in package libffi8.1.0:amd64 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu1
  Preparing to unpack .../libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_i386.deb ...
  Unpacking libffi8ubuntu1:i386 (3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3) ...
  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libffi.so.8.1.0', which is also in package libffi8.1.0:i386 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
   /var/cache/apt/archives/libffi8ubuntu1_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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