On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 02:30:31PM +0200, hdcool wrote: > > hi, i just did an apt-get upgrade and i got this: > > ... > Preparing to replace xfree86-common 4.0.3-4 (using > .../xfree86-common_4.1.0-1_all.deb) ... > ERROR: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt exists and is not a symbolic link. The > lbxproxy package cannot be installed until this file is removed. > Aborting installation of package. > Please report the package name, version, and the text of the above error > message(s) to <debian-x@lists.debian.org>. > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.1.0-1_all.deb (--unpack): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > .... > > it asks me to report it, so this is what i do :) That's a mistake; that variety of error message should not be reported here. Remove the file manually and move on. It would appear you had a copy of rgb.txt on your system that was not managed by the packaging system. -- G. Branden Robinson | A committee is a life form with six Debian GNU/Linux | or more legs and no brain. branden@debian.org | -- Robert Heinlein http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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