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dpkg: error processing archive ( On installing Nodejs) – Ubuntu

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I am trying to install nodejs but facing this error while installing.

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    sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/nodejs_18.12.1-deb-1nodesource1_amd64.deb

sudo apt -f install

sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade

    Adapted from this: https://askubuntu.com/a/1362727/666464
    I had the same problem today, and now it is solved.

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    I got the same error,

    Preparing to unpack .../nodejs_18.15.0-deb-1nodesource1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking nodejs (18.15.0-deb-1nodesource1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/nodejs_18.15.0-deb-1nodesource1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/systemtap/tapset/node.stp', which is also in package libnode72:amd64 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/nodejs_18.15.0-deb-1nodesource1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

    but this is the exact error,

    trying to overwrite '/usr/share/systemtap/tapset/node.stp', which is also in package libnode72:amd64 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3

    In my case removed the libnode72 package by running the following command.

    sudo apt remove libnode72

# If above does not work for you, run below commands

sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq libnode-dev
sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq libnode72:amd64

    I think in your case you have to remove the libnode-dev package. Please try it by running the following command,

    sudo apt remove libnode-dev

    If this doesn’t work for you or anyone, please add a comment.

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