Re: dpkg error: rename involves overwriting...

[Florian Ernst <florian@uni-hd.de>]

Hi William!

William Morris wrote:
> Can anyone tell me how to resolve the following error. I have tried
> apt-get update/upgrade/dist-upgrade to no avail.
> 
> debian:~# dpkg -r  --force-all dvipdfm
> (Reading database ... 58440 files and directories currently
> installed.) Removing dvipdfm ...
> Removing `diversion of /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/dvipdfm.def
> to /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/dvipdfm.def.tetex by dvipdfm'
> dpkg-divert: rename involves overwriting
> `/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/dvipdfm.def' with
>   different file
>   `/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/dvipdfm.def.tetex',
> not allowed
> dpkg: error processing dvipdfm (--remove):
>  subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  dvipdfm

Searching the bug list for dvipdfm can...

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=189919
says:
> Simply moving /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/dvipdfm.def to 
> somewhere else allows to remove/replace the dvipdfm package.

Thanks Herbie!

HTH,
Flo