Hi, I can't install or remove any packages with apt-get. Installing produces errors along the lines of the following:
Reading changelogs... Done (Reading database ... 74553 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace gftp-gtk 2.0.13-1 (using .../gftp-gtk_2.0.14-1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement gftp-gtk ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gftp-gtk_2.0.14-1_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/menu/gftp', which is also in package gftp-common dpkg: regarding .../gftp-common_2.0.14-1_i386.deb containing gftp-common: gftp-common conflicts with gftp-gtk (<< 2.0.14-1) gftp-gtk (version 2.0.13-1) is installed. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gftp-common_2.0.14-1_i386.deb (--unpack): conflicting packages - not installing gftp-common Preparing to replace xlibs 4.2.1-1 (using .../xlibs_4.2.1-4_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement xlibs ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.2.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults', which is also in package dialdcost Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/gftp-gtk_2.0.14-1_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/gftp-common_2.0.14-1_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.2.1-4_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Any ideas how to escape from this mess? Thanks, James
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