apt-get error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Question

I have error in apt-get install it is a error:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 gcc-4.8-multilib : Depends: libc6-dev-i386 (>= 2.11) but it is not going to be installed
 libc6-dev-x32 : Depends: libc6-dev-i386 (= 2.19-0ubuntu6.6) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

I try several command like: apt-get -f install apt-get clean

I try change my source list, and remake apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get install g++
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 gcc-4.8-multilib : Depends: libc6-dev-i386 (>= 2.11) but it is not going to be installed
 libc6-dev-x32 : Depends: libc6-dev-i386 (= 2.19-0ubuntu6.6) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

in apt-get -f install

$ sudo apt-get -f install 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libc6-dev-i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libc6-dev-i386
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 434 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/1.148 kB of archives.
After this operation, 6.333 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 194963 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu6.6_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.19-0ubuntu6.6) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu6.6_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu6.6
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu6.6_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Answer 1

The same dpkg error is also possible when uninstalling:

apt-get uninstall

and

apt-get purge

First, uninstall the package:

rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/info/<package-name>*
apt-get purge <package-name>

Afterwards you can re-install it:

apt-get install <package-name>

Answer 2

Try this. Open a new terminal and paste it

sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite  /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu6.6_amd64.deb

After that type:

sudo apt-get autoremove

Lastly type

sudo apt-get update

hope your problem will be solved.