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Re: Help... Trying to Install newest version KDE



On Wednesday 13 April 2005 01:56, yoyotweak wrote:
> I'm trying to install the newest version of KDE using aptitude.
>
> It's hanging on some aps.
>
> Right now kmail doesn't function at all.
...
> Preparing to replace kmail 4:3.3.2-2
> (using .../kmail_4%3a3.4.0-0pre1_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement kmail ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/kmail_4%3a3.4.0-0pre1_i386.deb (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite
> `/usr/share/icons/crystalsvg/scalable/apps/kmail.svgz', which is also
> in package kdebase-data

This is your problem.  I suspect in 3.4 these icons were moved from 
kdebase-date to kmail.

You will probably best off uninstalling kde altogether and then installing 
again (from I assume the experimental site).  That way, you are installing 
kde 3.4 from scratch and should avoid the problem. 


-- 
Alan Chandler
http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk



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