On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 04:01:39PM +0100, Manuel Perera Rodriguez wrote: > xlibs_4.2.1-6_i386.deb > > lucas:/home/mperera# dpkg -i xlibs_4.2.1-6_i386.deb > (Reading database ... 70025 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace xlibs 4.1.0-16 (using xlibs_4.2.1-6_i386.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement xlibs ... > dpkg: error processing xlibs_4.2.1-6_i386.deb (--install): > trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults', which is also in > package xfig > Analyzing /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults: > drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4096 Nov 4 15:14 /usr > drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Feb 15 2002 /usr/X11R6 > drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Mar 5 15:58 /usr/X11R6/lib > drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 Mar 5 15:58 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 5 15:58 > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults > ERROR: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults is not a symbolic link. The package > preinst script should have failed. > Please report the package name, version, and the text of the above error > message(s) to <debian-x@lists.debian.org>. > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > xlibs_4.2.1-6_i386.deb Please save the attached file as "culprits.sh" and run it with the following command: (change directories to wherever you saved the attachment) $ sh ./culprits.sh Then, please reply to <debian-x@lists.debian.org> with the output of the above command. -- G. Branden Robinson | You could wire up a dead rat to a Debian GNU/Linux | DIMM socket and the PC BIOS memory branden@debian.org | test would pass it just fine. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Ethan Benson
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