Re: dpkg-dev / dpkg broke?
Seth R Arnold <sarnold@willamette.edu> writes:
SRA> I get this error on my potato i386:
SRA> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.4.1.8_i386.deb
SRA> (--unpack):
SRA> trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/dpkg-buildpackage.1.gz', which is
SRA> also in package dpkg-dev
Among the packages APT didn't install is the new dpkg-dev; if you run
'apt-get install dpkg-dev' and then proceed with the upgrade it works
fine.
dpkg should probably Conflicts: with dpkg-dev (<= 1.4.1.6).
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