Re: Bug#270701: xfree86-common: trying to replace « /usr/lib/X11 », which also belongs to package t1-teams
reassign 270701 t1-teams
stop
On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, Robert Derochette wrote:
> Package: xfree86-common
> Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6
> Severity: important
>
> Hi !
> I cannot install package xfree86-common, this is the error message I get
>
> Unpacking xfree86-common update ...
> dpkg : error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.3.0.dfsg.1-7_all.deb (--unpack) :
> ttrying to replace « /usr/lib/X11 », which also belongs to
> package t1-teams
> 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 encountered while running :
> /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.3.0.dfsg.1-7_all.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> (Note that I actually get error messages in french so this is just a
> approximative translation of the original message)
>
> Before that message I had a simillar message, referring to t1-cyrillic. I
> uninstalled t1-cyrillic and the problems still occurs with another package
> of t1 fonts.
Hi,
and as we explained already in the previous message xfree86-common
is not at fault. Reassigning to t1-teams package. /usr/lib/X11 is a
symlink owned by xfree86-common and t1-teams tries to replace it with a
directory.
Fabio
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