How do I solve the following problem?

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dpkg -i debian_1.2/xlib6_3.2-1a.deb 
dpkg: considering removing xlib in favour of xlib6 ...
Package xlib is on hold, not touching it.  Use --force-hold to override.
dpkg: regarding debian_1.2/xlib6_3.2-1a.deb containing xlib6:
 xlib6 conflicts with elf-x11r6lib
 xlib provides elf-x11r6lib and is installed.
dpkg: error processing debian_1.2/xlib6_3.2-1a.deb (--install):
 conflicting packages - not installing xlib6
Errors were encountered while processing:
 debian_1.2/xlib6_3.2-1a.deb
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Is it safe to use dpkg -i --force-hold in this case?

Johann Spies
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