Re: apt-get install: x11-common vs xfree86-common: "trying to overwrite /etc/X11/Xsession"
On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 05:39:44PM -0600, will trillich wrote:
> we haven't figured out how to get past this apt-get snag:
>
> # apt-get install x11-common
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Suggested packages:
> x-window-system-core x-window-system
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> x11-common
> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 22 not upgraded.
> 18 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B/1124kB of archives.
> After unpacking 1647kB of additional disk space will be used.
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> (Reading database ... 42848 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking x11-common (from .../x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb) ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/etc/X11/Xsession', which is also in package
> xfree86-common
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> ideas?
dpkg --force-help
Specifically - "dpkg --force-all -i x11-common"
--
Chris.
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