Ben Lutgens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Dec 20, 1999 at 10:00:37PM +0100, peter karlsson wrote: > > > > Preparing to replace base-files 2.1.10 (using .../base-files_2.1.11_all.deb) > > ...Unpacking replacement base-files ... > > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_2.1.11_all.deb > > (--unpack): > > trying to overwrite `/etc/inputrc', which is also in package libreadlineg2 > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_2.1.11_all.deb > > E: Sub-process returned an error code (1) > > > > Piece of cake just manually install base-files with > dpkg -i --force-overwrite <packagename.deb> > > And the rest of your upgrade will be all good.
It's also a known problem. Peter needs to check the bugs list available via the Debian home page (http://www.debian.org): Bug #52983: base files and libreadlineg2 both have /etc/inputrc Gary
