* Stefan Sassenberg <stefan.sassenberg@gmx.de> [20080827 16:23]: > I'd like to remaster my own knoppix. I followed the instructions and > everything works out fine so far. I'm at the point where I use synaptics > to remove all the packages that I don't need for my master. > While removing I directly or indirectly marked artwiz-cursor for being > removed. Something must have gone awry, because there was an error > message during post-removal (2). Now synaptic tries to remove > artwiz-cursor everytime I apply my changes and it always fails. I cannot > remove artwiz-cursor and I cannot reinstall it nor unmark it from > removal. Also my attempt with apt-get and dpkg on the command line fail. > It always ends up in the error message (my translation) > when removing "diversion of /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/cursor.pcf.gz to > /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/cursor.pcf.gz-artwiz by artwiz-cursors" > "diversion of /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/cursor.pcf.gz to > /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/cursor.pcf.gz-artwiz by artwiz-cursors" found > What can I do? > I would accept both, removal or installation as long as the messages > stop and I can continue mastering. Looking at my bugreport #341397[1] back in year 2005 try running: dpkg-divert --remove /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=341397 regards, -mika- -- ,'"`. http://michael-prokop.at/ ( grml.org -» Linux Live-CD for texttool-users and sysadmins `._,' http://grml.org/
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