Re: libao0, libao2: conflict, cannot dist-upgrade
dpkg --force-overwrite -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libao2_0.8.0-1_i386.deb
On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Erik Steffl wrote:
> there is a problem with libao2 trying to overwrite a library that
>libao0 also provides and no matter what I do it doesn't want to finish
>upgrading (or install/remove any packages), here's the error message I
>get when I do upgrade:
>
>jojda:/home/erik# apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
>... snipped normal messages...
>Building Dependency Tree... Done
>You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
>Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
> vorbis-tools: Depends: libao2 (>= 0.8.0-1) but it is not installed
>E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
>
> when I use -f it does not help:
>
>jojda:/home/erik# apt-get -f install
>Reading Package Lists... Done
>Building Dependency Tree... Done
>Correcting dependencies... Done
>The following extra packages will be installed:
> libao2
>The following NEW packages will be installed:
> libao2
>0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 127 not
>upgraded.
>1 packages not fully installed or removed.
>Need to get 0B/17.3kB of archives. After unpacking 135kB will be used.
>Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
>(Reading database ... 99926 files and directories currently installed.)
>Unpacking libao2 (from .../libao2_0.8.0-1_i386.deb) ...
>dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libao2_0.8.0-1_i386.deb
>(--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/ao/libalsa.so', which is also in package
>libao0
>Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libao2_0.8.0-1_i386.deb
>E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> when I try to install or remove packages with or without -f (the
>libao0/2 packages) it gives the same error. How to get out of this?
>
> TIA
>
> erik
>
>
>
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