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xfree86 Upgrade Problem



I have just tried an 

apt-get update; apt-get upgrade, and I am getting the following error.
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Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 29451 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xfree86-common 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1 
(using .../xfree86-common_4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xfree86-common ...
dpkg: error 
processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2_all.deb 
(--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/X11', which is also in package lgtoclnt
 System startup links for /etc/init.d/xfree86-common already exist.
Setting up X server socket directory /tmp/.X11-unix...done.
Setting up ICE socket directory /tmp/.ICE-unix...done.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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Is this a silly or a reportable bug?

Davce

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Dave Whiteley
d.l.whiteley@ee.leeds.ac.uk
Phone +44 (0)113 343 2059
Faculty of Engineering
The University of Leeds. Leeds, LS2 9JT,  UK



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