Where did you get libboost-dev 1.33.1-2ubuntu0.1 from? Please remove libboost-dev, and attempt upgrade again. That version number is from pre-lucid it seems, and direct upgrades to boost1.54 are not supported from pre-lucid machines.
** Changed in: boost1.54 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to boost1.54 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1339758 Title: package libboost1.54-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/boost/multi_index/safe_mode_errors.hpp', which is also in package libboost-dev 1.33.1-2ubuntu0.1 Status in “boost1.54” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I'm not really sure what's wrong, as Lubuntu generated this bug report by itself. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: libboost1.54-dev (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-30.55-generic 3.13.11.2 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-30-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Jul 6 15:35:06 2014 DuplicateSignature: package:libboost1.54-dev:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/include/boost/multi_index/safe_mode_errors.hpp', which is also in package libboost-dev 1.33.1-2ubuntu0.1 ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/boost/multi_index/safe_mode_errors.hpp', which is also in package libboost-dev 1.33.1-2ubuntu0.1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-20 (80 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140416.2) SourcePackage: boost1.54 Title: package libboost1.54-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/boost/multi_index/safe_mode_errors.hpp', which is also in package libboost-dev 1.33.1-2ubuntu0.1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boost1.54/+bug/1339758/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp