[Bug 1707865] [NEW] package libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: symbolic link '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz' size has changed from 80 to 36

Tue Aug 1 09:43:20 UTC 2017

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Installing packages fails because symlinks have a different size than expected.
What works is manually removing the links, but I suppose that dpkg should not worry about symlinks if they are working.
As this error is summing up, I don't want to manually delete all links, 
therefore I just start deleting all of them
e.g.:
  rm /usr/share/doc/*/changelog.*gz
  rm /usr/share/doc/*/NEWS.*gz

in a script.

Here is a reinstallation call
$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for User: 
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:
[...]
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/5.085 kB of archives.
After this operation, 7.536 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 1693621 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libgl1-mesa-dri_17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) over (12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-dri_17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 symbolic link '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz' size has changed from 80 to 36
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-dri_17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_i386.deb
$

and after removing the links:

$ sudo apt-get install -f
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:
[...]
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/5.085 kB of archives.
After this operation, 7.536 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 1693621 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libgl1-mesa-dri_17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) over (12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
Setting up libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/drirc ...
Setting up libgl1-mesa-dri:amd64 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
Setting up libegl1-mesa:amd64 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
Setting up libwayland-egl1-mesa:amd64 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
$

Regards

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-83.106-generic 4.4.70
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-83-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Tue Aug  1 10:52:58 2017
DistUpgraded: 2016-08-24 16:49:18,141 ERROR got error from PostInstallScript ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (Failed to execute child process "./xorg_fix_proprietary.py" (No such file or directory))
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox, 5.0.40, 4.4.0-83-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 5.0.40, 4.4.0-87-generic, x86_64: installed
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libgl1-mesa-dri:17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
 Unpacking imagemagick (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9) over (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/imagemagick_8%3a6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  symbolic link '/usr/share/doc/imagemagick/changelog.Debian.gz' size has changed from 88 to 40
ErrorMessage: symbolic link '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz' size has changed from 80 to 36
ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [1025:0686]
 NVIDIA Corporation GK107M [GeForce GT 650M] [10de:0fd1] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] GK107M [GeForce GT 650M] [1025:0686]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-21 (1136 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-771
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-83-generic root=UUID=9d68dd8c-b453-4095-b439-546edd108df3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt  1.2.24
SourcePackage: mesa
Title: package libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: symbolic link '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz' size has changed from 80 to 36
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-24 (341 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 03/06/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: V1.15
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: VA70_HC
dmi.board.vendor: Type2 - Board Vendor Name1
dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.15:bd03/06/2013:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-771:pvrV1.15:rvnType2-BoardVendorName1:rnVA70_HC:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-771
dmi.product.version: V1.15
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.76-1~ubuntu16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Tue Aug  1 10:46:56 2017
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 NOUVEAU(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id                                5920 
 vendor                                     CMO
xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3

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

** Tags: amd64 apport-package ubuntu xenial
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package libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: symbolic link '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz' size has changed from 80 to 36
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