I would appreciate a suggestion for appropriate commands in deb or dpkg that might help me narrow down the specific cause or fix the broken cache. I'm reluctant to use the file system to remove the file '/etc/java-8-openjdk/net.properties' manually, but that will probably my next step.
==== ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/openjdk-8-jre-headless_8u191-b12-2ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-8-openjdk/net.properties', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/openjdk-8-jre-headless_8u191-b12-2ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) === -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of OpenJDK, which is subscribed to openjdk-8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1806265 Title: package openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-8-openjdk/security/java.security', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 Status in openjdk-8 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Package crash on automated install. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-42.45-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-42-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 AptOrdering: openjdk-8-jdk:amd64: Install openjdk-8-jdk-headless:amd64: Install openjdk-8-jre:amd64: Install openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64: Install NULL: ConfigurePending Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Nov 28 06:37:25 2018 DuplicateSignature: package:openjdk-8-jre-headless:8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 Unpacking openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 (8u191-b12-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) over (8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/openjdk-8-jre-headless_8u191-b12-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-8-openjdk/security/java.security', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-8-openjdk/security/java.security', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.04 PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1 apt 1.6.6 SourcePackage: openjdk-8 Title: package openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-8-openjdk/security/java.security', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/+bug/1806265/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openjdk Post to : openjdk@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openjdk More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
