Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> Preparing to replace xlibs 4.1.0-5 (using .../xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement xlibs ...
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults', which is also in
> package mixviews
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> what is the standard operating procedure for this?
Submitting a bug report against the package would be useful, so it can
be modified. If you can't wait to install the package, you can do
dpkg --force-overwrite -i /var/cache/apt/archive/<package-name>
Actually, this is discouraged, because the packaging system can't keep
track of the files anymore -- if you uninstall one package with the
file, the other package will break, because the file is missing. Kinda
like Microsoft. :) However, if you're using unstable, this isn't such
a big deal, because the package will get fixed quickly. Once the
package is fixed, the packaging system is in sync again.
Cheers,
Viktor
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Viktor Rosenfeld
WWW: http://www.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~rosenfel/
