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Re: [debian-knoppix] apt-get problem



On February 12, 2004 08:03 am, Tino Boss wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a Knoppix-hd-install. I tried to install kdict. Here's what's
> happened:
[snip]

> .../libxcursor-dev_1.0.2-4_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libxcursor-dev_1.0.2-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xcursor/Xcursor.h',
> which is also in package xlibs-dev
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/libxcursor-dev_1.0.2-4_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> root@Knollipop:/home/knoppix#
>
> Right. I'm wondering what the problem is and how to repair it. Should
> I change my sources list and get a different copy of the package?
>
> any help appreciated
> Tino


Try dpkg -i 
--force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/libxcursor-dev_1.0.2-4_i386.deb 
as root of course. BTW you could have found the solution to your 
problem by searching http://www.knoppix.net/forum/ .

-- 
May the source be with you!

Stephen Cormier
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