On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 10:54:02PM -0500, Jens Gecius wrote:
> Gareth Bowker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.0.1-10_i386.deb
> > (--unpack):
> > trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults', which is also in
> > package xpaint
> >
Hi Gareth,
You need to create a directory /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults
which must be an actual directory -- not a link. Then run
dpkg --configure -a
The install will then give you an error message saying this
directory should be removed. Don't do this yet. I know this sounds
s apt refuses to work until I
> fix this.
Do a `apt-get remove xpaint` and after finishing the dist-upgrade, you
should be able to reinstall xpaint.
This may happen with other packages, too: xosview, ghostscript. Same
procedure.
At first, I contacted the xlibs maintainer, he said that the other
Hi,
I've recently done a dist-upgrade which I haven't done since before
XFree4.01 went into woody - I was getting the packages from branden's
repository before then. However, I've come up against an error which I'm
not sure how to resolve. Something broke on the upgrade and now whenever
I d
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