On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 10:35:40 +0100, Dave Whiteley wrote:
> I have just tried an
>
> apt-get update; apt-get upgrade, and I am getting the following error.
> .................................................................
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> (Reading database ... 29451 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace xfree86-common 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1
> (using .../xfree86-common_4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2_all.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement xfree86-common ...
> dpkg: error
> processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2_all.deb
> (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/X11', which is also in package lgtoclnt
> System startup links for /etc/init.d/xfree86-common already exist.
> Setting up X server socket directory /tmp/.X11-unix...done.
> Setting up ICE socket directory /tmp/.ICE-unix...done.
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2_all.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> ....................................................................
>
> Is this a silly or a reportable bug?
I cannot find package "lgtoclnt" anywhere in Sarge, Etch, Sid or
Experimental. Is it an official Debian package? If not, get rid of it
and see if that fixes the upgrade problem.
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Regards,
Florian
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