On 2008-06-20 00:48 +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > OK, time to check out in more detail what dpkg is doing when you try to > install the package. You can use strace to see which files are being > accessed: > > strace -f -e trace=file -o dpkg-file-strace.txt dpkg -i > /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.4.1~git20080517-1_i386.deb
Another possibility which produces less clutter is to use dpkg's -D option: dpkg -D100 -i /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.4.1~git20080517-1_i386.deb 2>dpkg.log Then grep for the offending file name in the generated log file. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]