Hi. On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:02:38 +0200 François Patte <francois.pa...@mi.parisdescartes.fr> wrote:
> Le 24/10/2013 23:42, Scott Ferguson a écrit : > >> Unpacking libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0:amd64 (from > >> .../libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0_2%3a2.1.0-dmo2_amd64.deb) ... > >> dpkg: error processing > >> /var/cache/apt/archives/libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0_2%3a2.1.0-dmo2_amd64.deb > >> (--unpack): > >> trying to overwrite > >> '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmpeg2encpp-2.1.so.0.0.0', which is also in > >> package libmpeg2encpp-2.0-0 1:2.1.0+debian-1 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > I savagely killed these packages, and everything went fine... > > I don't know why apt-get is unable to do the job by itself (ie. upgrade > a package) though. Judging from the packages' names, libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 and libmpeg2encpp-2.0-0 - those are different packages to apt. And apparently person who built them didn't include 'Replaces' and 'Conflicts' stanzas to the packages' metadata. So, apt tried to do what it's told to do - i.e. install second package, keep first. Reco -- 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/20131026132658.05cdf62504e960984757a...@gmail.com
