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libxrender-dev fails to install using apt-get install or aptitude in Sarge



I'm attempting to install the libxrender-dev package in Sarge I get the
following error. 

Unpacking libxrender-dev (from .../libxrender-dev_0.8.3-7_i386.deb) ...
diversion of /usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/Xrender.h to
/usr/share/libxrender1.1/diversions/Xrender.h by libxrender-dev
dpkg-divert: mismatch on divert-to
  when removing `diversion of
/usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/Xrender.h to
/usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/Xrender-1.1.h by libxrender-dev'
  found `diversion of /usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/Xrender.h to
/usr/share/libxrender1.1/diversions/Xrender.h by libxrender-dev'
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxrender-dev_0.8.3-7_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2

I've done a search for Xrender.h and Xrender-1.1.h and neither files are
installed.  apt-get -f install comes back with the same error

This system was originally running stable and I did a dist-upgrade last
December and I've not had problems until now with installing packages.

What options are available to me to get around this problem?


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