Re: Can apt-get install or remove openoffice Solved

[J F <j1234f@excite.com>]

Mark Roach wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-05-27 at 02:20, Kevin Mark wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 2003-05-26 at 22:16, J F wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > I can't remove  it or install it, see 2 command below:
> > >
> > >
> > > root@a1700xp:/etc/apt# apt-get remove openoffice.org
>
> [snip]
>
> > >
> > If apt says it 'is not going to be installed, it may mean that your
> > setup may not configured to get the version it needs.
> > eg. if your setup is for 'stable' and it needs a package from 'testing'
> > or 'unstable', this could happen. Sometimes I say 'apt-get install
> > pkg/unstable' to fix this. But you have to decide if you want unstable
> > pacakges.
> >
> >
> > > root@a1700xp:/etc/apt# apt-get -f install
>
> [snip]
>
> > > trying to overwrite 
> > > `/usr/share/icons/locolor/16x16/apps/001_star_butterfly.xpm', which is 
> > > also in package openoffice-de-en
> > > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
>
>
> try running "dpkg --purge openoffice-de-en" and then run "apt-get -f
> install" again
>
> -Mark

I just wanted to blow it out and
reintall it so the "dpkg --purge openoffice-de-en"
worked.  I did't try the 'apt-get install pkg/unstable'.

This all started when, I installed knoppix which had default testing
and edited /etc/apt/apt.conf to stable.
I had heard only stable gets security patches,
but I like the fact that more hardware is autodetected
in knoppix.  This might have caused the errors I was seeing.
Thanks guys.

root@a1700xp:/etc/apt# vi apt.conf
root@a1700xp:/etc/apt# more !*
more apt.conf
APT::Default-Release "stable";
APT::Cache-Limit 10000000;
Apt::Get::Purge;
root@a1700xp:/etc/apt#