Re: problem with python in Debian/unstable

[Joris <jopa@softhome.net>]

J.S.Sahambi verraste ons met de boodschap:

> I upgraded my sytesm (Debian/unstable) with dselect and i got the 
> following output. Is this some problem with distribution and how do I 
> remove it.
<snip>
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python_2.3.2-6_all.deb 
> (--unpack):
>   trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/python2.3/python-policy.html', 
> which is also in package python2.3
<snip>

a simple (but risky) way to deal with such circular dependencies is:
# dpkg -r --force-depends python2.3
# apt-get install python python2.3

good luck,

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Joris