I recently purchased whatsapp for ubuntu off the software centre but when I try to install it this screen comes up.
https://i.stack.imgur.com/yX8DK.jpg <--- screenshot New software can not be installed because there is problem with the current software installed do you want to repair this problem now?
so I click the repair button and it ask to authenticate with my ubuntu password and key it in and enter.
saying package operation failed the installation or package removal failed
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Preparing to unpack .../libstdc++6-arm64-cross_4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1cross0.11.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking libstdc++6-arm64-cross (4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1cross0.11.1) over (4.8.2-13ubuntu1cross0.11) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libstdc++6-arm64-cross_4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1cross0.11.1_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gcc-4.8/python/libstdcxx/__init__.py', which is also in package libstdc++6:amd64 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libstdc++6-arm64-cross_4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1cross0.11.1_all.deb
Error in function:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libstdc++-4.8-dev-arm64-cross:
libstdc++-4.8-dev-arm64-cross depends on libstdc++6-arm64-cross (>= 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1cross0.11.1); however:
Version of libstdc++6-arm64-cross on system is 4.8.2-13ubuntu1cross0.11.
dpkg: error processing package libstdc++-4.8-dev-arm64-cross (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libstdc++6-4.8-dbg-arm64-cross:
libstdc++6-4.8-dbg-arm64-cross depends on libstdc++6-arm64-cross (>= 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1cross0.11.1); however:
Version of libstdc++6-arm64-cross on system is 4.8.2-13ubuntu1cross0.11.
dpkg: error processing package libstdc++6-4.8-dbg-arm64-cross (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
I've no idea how to fix this problem as im fairly new to ubuntu any help would be welcomed.
Thanks in advance.