Re: Conflicting files
On Thu, Dec 09, 1999 at 06:51:56PM +0200, Juho Östman wrote:
> When I tried to install dpkg-hurd-dev, I got a message complaining about the file /usr/bin/dpkg-scanpackages which was also in dpkg-multicd.
> The installation aborted and the files installed thus far was kept.
> The removal of the package wasn't possible because it wasn't marked
> installed in the dpkg database.
> (dpkg -s dpkg-hurd-dev printed that the package was exactly 'not-installed')
> The package dpkg-hurd-dev was version 1.4.13. How can I install that package or even remove it cleanly?
It was not installed, so you don't need to remove it.
You can safely force installation by
dpkg -i --force-overwrite dpkg-hurd-dev-*
Or remove the dpkg-multicd package before installation.
> And by the way what's the difference between dpkg-dev and dpkg-hurd-dev?
The second works on the Hurd. It's a temporary fork.
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Thanks,
Marcus
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