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[Léon Hagenaars-Keus <1083483@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've found that the easiest workaround is moving the offending file to /etc/pulse/client.cnf.bak and trying again.
I know this issue has expired, but at least there's a way around it for newbs like me.

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Title:
  package libpulse0 1:2.1-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to
  overwrite shared '/etc/pulse/client.conf', which is different from
  other instances of package libpulse0:i386

Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  I did never change those files manually.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: libpulse0 1:2.1-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
  AptOrdering:
   libpulse0: Install
   libpulse0: Install
   libpulse0: Configure
   libpulse0: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  schwarz    2416 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   schwarz    2416 F...m pulseaudio
  Date: Mon Nov 26 17:52:16 2012
  DuplicateSignature:
   Unpacking replacement libpulse0:i386 ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libpulse0_1%3a2.1-0ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite shared '/etc/pulse/client.conf', which is different from other instances of package libpulse0:i386
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/pulse/client.conf', which is different from other instances of package libpulse0:i386
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-06-20 (525 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
  SourcePackage: pulseaudio
  Title: package libpulse0 1:2.1-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/pulse/client.conf', which is different from other instances of package libpulse0:i386
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (38 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/28/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 212
  dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.board.name: UL30A
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
  dmi.board.version: 1.0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr212:bd12/28/2009:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnUL30A:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnUL30A:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
  dmi.product.name: UL30A
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

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