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Getting errors running sudo apt-get -f install:

"Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base:i386 libcdparanoia0:i386 libdbusmenu-qt2:i386 libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0:i386 libgstreamer1.0-0:i386 libopus0:i386 liborc-0.4-0:i386 libqt4-opengl:i386
  libqtwebkit4:i386 libtheora0:i386 libvisual-0.4-0:i386 libvlccore8 libxss1:i386 libxv1:i386 linux-headers-4.4.0-101 linux-headers-4.4.0-101-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-96
  linux-headers-4.4.0-96-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-97 linux-headers-4.4.0-97-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-98 linux-headers-4.4.0-98-generic linux-image-4.4.0-101-generic linux-image-4.4.0-96-generic
  linux-image-4.4.0-97-generic linux-image-4.4.0-98-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-101-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-96-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-97-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-98-generic
  sni-qt:i386 vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-samba vlc-plugin-video-splitter vlc-plugin-visualization
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libvlccore9
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libvlccore9
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 25 not upgraded.
14 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/472 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,240 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y    
(Reading database ... 462617 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libvlccore9_4.0.0~rc1~~git20171225+r73378+113~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libvlccore9:amd64 (4.0.0~rc1~~git20171225+r73378+113~ubuntu16.04.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libvlccore9_4.0.0~rc1~~git20171225+r73378+113~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libvlccore.so.9.0.0', which is also in package libvlccore8:amd64 3.0.0~~git20171210+r73147+99~ubuntu16.04.1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libvlccore9_4.0.0~rc1~~git20171225+r73378+113~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)"

Tried several options and could not fix it. Any help appreciated!

Thx

Florian Diesch
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user2928808
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    The error is clearly stated: /var/cache/apt/archives/libvlccore9_4.0.0~rc1~~git20171225+r73378+113~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libvlccore.so.9.0.0', which is also in package libvlccore8:amd64 3.0.0~~git20171210+r73147+99~ubuntu16.04.1 You must decide which of those packages (and sources)you really want, and remove the other. – user535733 Dec 26 '17 at 21:33
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    Thanks for the reply. I am not too familiar with packages management. I see your point. But how to I specify "which of those packages (and sources)you really want, and remove the other" ? – user2928808 Dec 26 '17 at 21:52
  • user29288008 raises a crucial quesition: how can you remove a package? What exact command do I type? – Quigi Feb 17 '19 at 17:17

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Had the same problem and this fixed it:

sudo dpkg -P libvlccore8

Then again sudo apt-get -f install

user775911
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