On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 12:36:36PM -0500 or thereabouts, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 09:54:30AM -0500, Stephen wrote: > > Good Day: > > > > Just attempted a security update for Sarge (PHP4-PEAR). > > > > I received the following (I'm using aptitude in CLI); <snip> > > Any ideas on how to fix ? <snip> > Hi Stephen, > please report this bug. This is a known error type for Debian. If 2 > packages contain the same file (e.g. /usr/bin/pear), then this is > normally illegal. In this case one package is replacing another because > it is an upgrade, so the error is not as severe a problem, just a minor > inconveince, but a bug no less. You can use 'dpkg -i --force-overwrite > PKG.deb' to fix this error. If the problem is not resolved, you may need > to do 'apt-get -f install' to get it resolved, but it should finish the > installation. Otherwise, report back to the list. OK Kevin, thanks ! -- Regards Stephen +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "... an experienced, industrious, ambitious, and often quite often picturesque liar." -- Mark Twain +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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