This bug still affects me in trusty, same scenario: amd64 already installed, trying to install i386:
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/openjdk-7-jre_7u79-2.5.6-0ubuntu1.14.04.1_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/applications/openjdk-7-policytool.desktop', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-7-jre:i386 ** Attachment added: "The complete log including my invoking command" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/+bug/980205/+attachment/4453001/+files/openjdk-7-jre_i386%20installation%20log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/980205 Title: package openjdk-6-jre 6b24-1.11.1-4ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/applications/openjdk-6-policytool.desktop' is different from the same file on the system To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/+bug/980205/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
