If you're going to install both the amd64 and i386 versions of a package, you have to make sure both are the same version. I'll leave this bug open for the time being incase there's something that sane- backends is doing to encourage making this mistake.
Thanks ** Changed in: sane-backends (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1738664 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 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/1738664/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs