Re: the following packages have been kept back?
* Rachel Andrew (lists@rachelandrew.co.uk) spake thusly:
>
> > "apt-get dist-upgrade" should do the trick.
>
> Hi, that did work but when unpacking this happens:
>
> Unpacking replacement konqueror ...
> Preparing to replace libkonq3 4:2.2.1.0-6 (using
> .../libkonq3_4%3a2.2.2-13_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement libkonq3 ...
> Preparing to replace kdebase-libs 4:2.2.1.0-6 (using
> .../kdebase-libs_4%3a2.2.2-13_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement kdebase-libs ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-libs_4%3a2.2.2-13_i386.deb (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/usr/share/applnk/Settings/Sound/arts.desktop', which
> is also in package kdebase
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Preparing to replace kate 4:2.2.1.0-6 (using .../kate_4%3a2.2.2-13_i386.deb)
> ...
> Unpacking replacement kate ...
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-libs_4%3a2.2.2-13_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> Any ideas what is going on here?
A bug: same file in two different packages. Workaround is
dpkg -i --force-overwrite kdebase-libs_4%3a2.2.2-13_i386.deb
After that you can run dpkg --configure --pending (or just
re-run apt). Check dpkg manpage first, I might've misspelled
the options.
Dima
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