Re: kdebase and kfind conflict

[Tormod Ravnanger Landet <liste@landet.net>]

Tuesday 12 December 2000 18:27, skrev Gordon Sadler:
> You can install two or more debs that contain same files with the
> following:
> dpkg -i --force-overwrite kfind_2.0.1-2.deb
>
> Assuming you have downloaded it, it will be in /var/cache/apt/archives
> if you used apt-get, if not just cd to where you have the deb.
>
> You might try this as well dpkg --force-help
> to get an idea, of course man dpkg explains it as well.
>
> Multiple packages containing same files has been noted as a packaging
> bug, so you shouldn't need --force-overwrite normally, but it allows
> you to get around the problem for now.

Thanks a lot, the man page for dpkg was a bit misleading (I should have 
spotted it though). It would be easier if it said "dpkg --force-*" instead of 
"dpkg --force-things.
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Tormod Ravnanger Landet