Re: dpkg-divert error
> Hi!
>
> I am working with debian sid, upgraded from knoppix.
> When I try to install kdebluetooth I find the following error:
>
> Unpacking kdebluetooth (from .../kdebluetooth_0.0.cvs20041016-1_i386.deb)
> ... dpkg-divert: `diversion of /usr/bin/kdesktop_lock
> to /usr/bin/kdesktop_lock_nobt by kdebluetooth' clashes with `diversion
> of /usr/bin/kdesktop_lock to /usr/bin/kdesktop_lock.orig by
> kdelock-knoppix' dpkg: error
> processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebluetooth_0.0.cvs20041016-1_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
> subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
>
> I had a look at the dpkg-divert man page but it doesn't help too much
> since it doesn?t explain how to solve such a problem.
kdebluetooth package tries to divert a file that is already diverted by
kdelock-knoppix package>
What is kdelock-knoppix? Do you still need it if you are running Debian sid?
Maybe just apt-get remove it?
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