Re: procps trying to overwrite /bin/kill

[ruud@ruud.org (Ruud de Rooij)]

Mirek Kwasniak <mirek@zind.ikem.pwr.wroc.pl> writes:

> On Wed, Oct 06, 1999 at 02:24:35AM -0400, Colin Walters wrote:
> > Package: procps
> > Version: 1:2.0.3-3
> > 
> > Preparing to replace procps 1:2.0.3-3 (using .../procps_1%3a2.0.3-4_i386.deb) ..
> > .
> > Unpacking replacement procps ...
> > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/procps_1%3a2.0.3-4_i386.deb (--un
> > pack):
> >  trying to overwrite `/bin/kill', which is also in package bsdutils
> >  dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> > 
> > This seems to be seriously broken.
> 
> No, news bsdutils package is without kill.

Then there should be a proper conflicts or replaces header in the
procps package.

	- Ruud de Rooij.
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