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[Nisarg Thakkar <nisargtha@xxxxxxxxx>]

I could fix this bug by completely removing /usr/share/alsa/ 
and then doing a sudo apt-get -f install

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Title:
  package libasound2 1.0.25-3ubuntu3 [modified:
  usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf] failed to install/upgrade: trying to
  overwrite shared '/usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf', which is different from
  other instances of package libasound2:i386

Status in “alsa-lib” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  It all happened after I tried to install skype via command line

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: libasound2 1.0.25-3ubuntu3 [modified: usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jan 28 21:33:20 2013
  DuplicateSignature:
   Unpacking libasound2:i386 (from .../libasound2_1.0.25-3ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2_1.0.25-3ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf', which is different from other instances of package libasound2:i386
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf', which is different from other instances of package libasound2:i386
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-21 (130 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: alsa-lib
  Title: package libasound2 1.0.25-3ubuntu3 [modified: usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf', which is different from other instances of package libasound2:i386
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (102 days ago)

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