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Re: dpkg error code (1)



On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 03:37:35 -0800, Baroof Pender wrote:
> but, how do I install the ncurses upgrade if my installer, dpkg, isn't
> working?!?!?

dpkg is working fine. It is refusing to install a package that overwrites
files that already belong to another package, without explicitly being told
that it is ok in this case.

> Unpacking libopenldap-runtime (from .../
> libopenldap-runtime_1%3a1.2.12-1_all.deb) ...
> 
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/
> libopenldap-runtime_1%3a1.2.12-1_all.deb (--unpack):
> 
>  trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man5/ldapsearchprefs.conf.5.gz', which is
> also in package libldap2

Do
	dpkg --force-overwrite -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libopenldap-runtime_1%3a1.2.12-1_all.deb
and you should be fine.

HTH,
Ray
-- 
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