[Bug 1633879] Re: package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu3

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1589987 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1589987

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** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1589987
   package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu3

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Title:
  package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package
  libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu3

Status in glibc package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I'm a new ubuntu user and i don't know much anything about it. It's my
  first time using linux based operating system.

  When I try run the steam, I get error which is "You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run:
  libc.so.6". 
   I don't know how to fix this problem.
   Thank you for your interest

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libc6-dev-i386 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-43.63-generic 4.4.21
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-43-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Oct 16 17:47:16 2016
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:libc6-dev-i386:(not installed)
   Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.23-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu3
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu3
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-02 (14 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
  SourcePackage: glibc
  Title: package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.23-0ubuntu3
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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