installation error report, xlibs 4.1.0-17
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Preparing to replace xlibs 4.1.0-17 (using .../xlibs_4.2.1-3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xlibs ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.2.1-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults', which is also in package dialdcost
Analyzing /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults:
drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 4096 Nov 9 14:20 /usr
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Mar 14 2002 /usr/X11R6
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Dec 11 09:31 /usr/X11R6/lib
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 Dec 11 09:31 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 11 09:31 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults
ERROR: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults is not a symbolic link. The package
preinst script should have failed.
Please report the package name, version, and the text of the above error
message(s) to <debian-x@lists.debian.org>.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Preparing to replace libgtk1.2 1.2.10-12 (using .../libgtk1.2_1.2.10-14_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libgtk1.2 ...
Preparing to replace libpam-runtime 0.72-35 (using .../libpam-runtime_0.76-7_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libpam-runtime ...
Preparing to replace libpam0g 0.72-35 (using .../libpam0g_0.76-7_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libpam0g ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.2.1-3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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