I am still struggling with fixing this bug - I have tried manually installing the new Oracle JDK per the instructions in the following answer, but still run into problems with the automated install.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/56104/how-can-i-install-sun-oracles- proprietary-java-jdk-6-7-8-or-jre After doing this I receive the following errors in Synaptic Package Installer using the fix broken package filter (same result using commandline sudo apt --fix-broken install): -------- (Reading database ... 531072 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../openjdk-8-jre-headless_8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.18.04.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 (8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.18.04.1) over (8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/openjdk-8-jre-headless_8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.18.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-8-openjdk/calendars.properties', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/openjdk-8-jre-headless_8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.18.04.1_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openjdk-8-jdk-headless:amd64: openjdk-8-jdk-headless:amd64 depends on openjdk-8-jre-headless (= 8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.18.04.1); however: Version of openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 on system is 8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1. Version of openjdk-8-jre-headless on system, provided by oracle-java8-installer:all, is <none>. Version of openjdk-8-jre-headless on system, provided by oracle-java10-installer:amd64, is <none>. dpkg: error processing package openjdk-8-jdk-headless:amd64 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openjdk-8-jdk:amd64: openjdk-8-jdk:amd64 depends on openjdk-8-jdk-headless (= 8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.18.04.1); however: Package openjdk-8-jdk-headless:amd64 is not configured yet. Version of openjdk-8-jdk-headless on system, provided by oracle-java8-installer:all, is <none>. Version of openjdk-8-jdk-headless on system, provided by oracle-java10-installer:amd64, is <none>. dpkg: error processing package openjdk-8-jdk:amd64 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openjdk-8-jre:amd64: openjdk-8-jre:amd64 depends on openjdk-8-jre-headless (= 8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.18.04.1); however: Version of openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 on system is 8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1. Version of openjdk-8-jre-headless on system, provided by oracle-java8-installer:all, is <none>. Version of openjdk-8-jre-headless on system, provided by oracle-java10-installer:amd64, is <none>. dpkg: error processing package openjdk-8-jre:amd64 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: openjdk-8-jdk-headless:amd64 openjdk-8-jdk:amd64 openjdk-8-jre:amd64 -------- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1806265 Title: package openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-8-openjdk/security/java.security', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/+bug/1806265/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
