we haven't figured out how to get past this apt-get snag: # apt-get install x11-common Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Suggested packages: x-window-system-core x-window-system The following NEW packages will be installed: x11-common 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 22 not upgraded. 18 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/1124kB of archives. After unpacking 1647kB of additional disk space will be used. Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 42848 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking x11-common (from .../x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/etc/X11/Xsession', which is also in package xfree86-common dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
# apt-get install xfree86-common Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done xfree86-common is already the newest version. You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: libx11-6: Depends: x11-common (> 4.3.0) but it is not going to be installed xfree86-common: Depends: x11-common but it is not going to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). # apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following extra packages will be installed: x11-common Suggested packages: x-window-system-core x-window-system The following NEW packages will be installed: x11-common 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 22 not upgraded. 18 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/1124kB of archives. After unpacking 1647kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 42848 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking x11-common (from .../x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/etc/X11/Xsession', which is also in package xfree86-common dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ideas? -- will trillich "Their iz ate errers in these sentance."
