general apt problem

[Matt Peter <gtg166a@mail.gatech.edu>]

Hello All,

I run into apt problems on a semi-regular basis, running unstable, 
which is fine most of the time, but from time to time I get package 
permissions problems, usually where one dependent package is trying 
to overwrite the contents of another package's contents.  So, I've 
been over the debian docs, but I'm looking for a general strategy for 
solving dependency issues when they arise, so I don't have to keep 
messing with my system until it /just works/ again.  Does anyone know 
if such a doc has been created?

Thanks in advance

Matt Peter