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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