Re: apt-get stuck on libsane-extras

[Florian Kulzer <florian.kulzer+debian@icfo.es>]

On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 09:18:44 +0000, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> Apt-get is trying to install libsane-extras but it says:
> 
> npacking libsane-extras (from .../libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb) ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man5/sane-epkowa.5.gz', which is
> also in package iscan dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal
> (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb E: Sub-process
> /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 
> 
> I've tried apt-get -f install and I've manually deleted
> /usr/share/mam/man5/sane-epkowa.5.gz but no improvement.
> I don't want to try purging sane because I need to be able to send faxes
> and if I can't reinstall it I shall be stuck.
> 
> Any suggestions of what to try? 

dpkg --force-overwrite -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb

apt-get install -f

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