Re: tried installing latest gtk-perl, apt problems

[cjw44@flatline.org.uk (Colin Watson)]

Forrest English <forrest@truffula.net> wrote:
>Preparing to replace libc6-dev 2.2.2-4 (using
>.../libc6-dev_2.2.3-5_i386.deb) ...
>Unpacking replacement libc6-dev ...
>dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev_2.2.3-5_i386.deb
>(--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/rpcgen', which is also in package netbase
>dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
>Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev_2.2.3-5_i386.deb
>E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>and i don't belive i want to remove that file...  or especially remove the
>package netbase.    i'm open to suggestions.  cause it sucks having apt
>broken.

rpcgen has moved to libc6-dev. I'd thought problems relating to this
were fixed in libc6-dev 2.2.3-5, but obviously not; the bug tracking
system's down at the moment, so I can't check. In the meantime, try
'apt-get -o DPkg::Options::--force-overwrite -f install'.

Cheers,

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Colin Watson                                     [cjw44@flatline.org.uk]