Hello, If I create a package with the same file than an other package which is already installed on my computer, I can't install it. But when I download a package with the same file than an other package which is already installed on my computer, I can install it.
Now I prove it : I have 2 packages with the same file : -nvidia-glx -xserver-xorg-core The file is : /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so We can see it doing : $ apt-file list nvidia-glx $ apt-file list xserver-xorg-core or : $ dpkg -c nvidia-glx_173.14.09-5_i386.deb $ dpkg -c xserver-xorg-core_1.4.2-10.lenny2_i386.deb When I try to install these two packages, it works : $ sudo dpkg -i nvidia-glx_173.14.09-5_i386.deb (Reading database ... 87860 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace nvidia-glx 173.14.09-5 (using nvidia-glx_173.14.09-5_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement nvidia-glx ... Setting up nvidia-glx (173.14.09-5) ... $ sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-core_1.4.2-10.lenny2_i386.deb (Reading database ... 87860 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.2-10.lenny2 (using xserver-xorg-core_1.4.2-10.lenny2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement xserver-xorg-core ... Setting up xserver-xorg-core (2:1.4.2-10.lenny2) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... So, I create my own package with this file : $ mkdir -p mypkg/DEBIAN $ touch mypkg/DEBIAN/control $ gvim mypkg/DEBIAN/control $ mkdir -p mypkg/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions $ ln -s foo.so mypkg/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so $ sudo chown -R root:root mypkg/ $ dpkg-deb --build mypkg The content of the DEBIAN/control file is : Package: mypkg Version: 20100810 Description: This is my package. Architecture: i386 Maintainer: Mr. X When I try to install this package, it doesn't works : $ sudo dpkg -i mypkg.deb$ sudo dpkg -i mypkg.deb (Reading database ... 87860 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mypkg (from mypkg.deb) ... dpkg: error processing mypkg.deb (--install): trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package xserver-xorg-core Errors were encountered while processing: mypkg.deb Why can I install nvidia-glx package and I can't install mypkg package? Thank you. (the french messages are now translated into english) Quoting Chris Jackson <c.jack...@shadowcat.co.uk>: > spam.spam.spam.s...@free.fr wrote: > > > (sorry for the french messages, I don't want to change my locale but if you > > consider it is very important to see the messages in english I can do it) > > It'd probably help. You don't have to (well, shouldn't have to) > permanantly change your locale to do it, just: > > export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 > > do your stuff, and > > unset LC_ALL > > to go back to French. > > -- > Chris Jackson > Shadowcat Systems Ltd. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c6151c6.7070...@shadowcat.co.uk > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1281634592.4c643120ab...@imp.free.fr
