[Bug 903148] [NEW] Unable to install libnspr4:i386: './usr/share/lintian/overrides/libnspr4' is different from the same file on the system

[James Page]

Public bug reported:

I hit this when running my normal daily update for precise this morning:

jamespage at hendrix:~/src/precise/plus1/nbs/libcegui-mk2-1$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libnspr4:i386
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libnspr4:i386
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
167 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/144 kB of archives.
After this operation, 8,192 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 337767 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libnspr4:i386 4.8.7-0ubuntu4 (using .../libnspr4_4.8.9-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libnspr4:i386 ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libnspr4_4.8.9-1ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 './usr/share/lintian/overrides/libnspr4' is different from the same file on the system
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libnspr4_4.8.9-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libnspr4 4.8.9-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-3.9-generic 3.2.0-rc4
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-3-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Dec 12 11:14:27 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
SourcePackage: nspr
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-12-04 (7 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity

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Title:
  Unable to install libnspr4:i386:
  './usr/share/lintian/overrides/libnspr4' is different from the same
  file on the system

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