Found a FIX for this issue here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/976187/dpkg-error-message-with-libsane-while-installing-winehq-stable
~ Step-by-step Guide for the Fix (using Terminal commands) ~ 1. Remove wine sudo apt-add-repository --remove ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa sudo apt purge winehq-stable wine-mono wine-gecko winetricks sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* sudo apt clean sudo apt autoremove sudo apt update 2. Install libsane1:i386 sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" install libsane1:i386 sudo dpkg --configure -a 3. Re-Install wine-staging wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key sudo apt-key add Release.key sudo apt-add-repository 'https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/' sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-stable sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-devel sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-staging winecfg sudo apt update No error messages reported. Worked great. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to sane-backends in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1795330 Title: package libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade while installing winehq-staging: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386 Status in sane-backends package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: package libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade while installing winehq-staging: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb'. After performing '$ sudo apt- get install --install-recommends winehq-staging' in the Terminal, all went well until: Preparing to unpack .../52-libsane1_1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1_i386.deb ... Unpacking libsane1:i386 (1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-WKhFcN/52-libsane1_1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386 dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-WKhFcN/52-libsane1_1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) --------------------- results for 'lsb_release -rd': $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 17.10 Release: 17.10 results for 'apt-cache policy pkgname': N: Unable to locate package pkgname Expected to happen? For the update to wine staging to install with no issues. What happened instead? Of course it's with dpkg. Had issues with that before. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-46.51-generic 4.13.16 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-46-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.9 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 1 03:55:35 2018 DuplicateSignature: package:libsane1:1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 Unpacking libsane1:i386 (1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-WKhFcN/52-libsane1_1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386 ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-02-14 (228 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20180105) Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu3 PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1 apt 1.5.2 SourcePackage: sane-backends Title: package libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/1795330/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
