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Re: apt-get / overwriting common files -- Disregard



On Wed, Sep 15, 1999 at 01:45:36PM +0200, lexchive@iname.com wrote:
> I am running potato and im doing upgrade quite often. Regularly I get this
> kind of message when doing apt-get dist-upgrade:
> 
> Preparing to replace dpkg 1.4.1.6 (using .../archives/dpkg_1.4.1.8_i386.deb)
> ...
> Unpacking replacement dpkg ...
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.4.1.8_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/dpkg-buildpackage.1.gz', which is
>  also in package dpkg-dev
>  dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.4.1.8_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process returned an error code (1)
>  

Sorry, hadnt noticed it had already been posted in a previous thread. Please
ignore.

-Lex

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