Re: update problem

[Lee Bradshaw <lee@sectionIV.com>]

You need the full pathname to install a package with dpkg. Try

  dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb

On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 10:20:02PM -0400, Brian Schramm wrote:
> That would be nice if I could get the command to work.  Is it 
> dpkg -i --force-overwrite xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb
> If this is not then can you tell me how to get past this error?
> here is the error I am getting:
> 
> schserv:~# dpkg -i --force-overwrite xlibs
> dpkg: error processing xlibs (--install):
>  cannot access archive: No such file or directory
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  xlibs
> schserv:~# dpkg -i --force-overwrite xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb
> dpkg: error processing xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb (--install):
>  cannot access archive: No such file or directory
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb
> schserv:~# dpkg -i --force-overwrite xlibs_4.1.0-6
> dpkg: error processing xlibs_4.1.0-6 (--install):
>  cannot access archive: No such file or directory
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  xlibs_4.1.0-6
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> 
> Brian Schramm
> brian@schramms.yi.org    ICQ 104442754  AIM schrammbrian
> www.linuxexpert.org
> 
>                
> On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Carlos Sousa wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Krzysztof Adamski wrote:
>> (...)
>>> Unpacking replacement xlibs ...
>>> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb
>>> (--unpack):
>>>  trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults', which is also in
>>> package xmcd
>>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>>  /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb
>>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>> 
>> Yes, that's just happened to me as well. I solved it by doing a
>> 'dpkg -i --force-overwrite 
>> /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb', the output of which 
>> showed that it also conflicts in the same way with a couple more 
>> packages, can't remember which. Don't know if I did right, but my X is 
>> working...
>> 
>> Carlos
>> 
>> 
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