On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 10:38 +0100, Adeodato Simà wrote: > Hi Alex!
Hello! > > We need some more information to understand what has happened, could > you please provide? (See questions below). > > > apt fails to install because of the file conflict (see subject). > > - What package does apt fail to install, kontact or kontact-plugins? > (I assume kontact-plugins, but just to make sure...) Yes, kontact-plugins > > - Why were you installing kontact-plugins? Did you 'apt-get install > kontact-plugins'? If so, why? Or, perhaps some other package > depended on it. If so, which package? I was trying out different PIM-systems for a project. apt-get install kontact used to recommend kontact-plugins, so I tried 'apt-get install kontact kontact-plugins', and the error occurred: Unpacking kontact-plugins (from .../kontact-plugins_4% 3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kontact-plugins_4% 3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kontactknt.so', which is also in package kontact dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb (The latest version of kontact no longer recommends kontact-plugins, it "replaces" it) > > - 'kontact-plugins' is no longer in the Debian archive, where did you > get it from?: (a) What does 'apt-cache policy kontact-plugins' say? > (b) What do you have in /etc/apt/sources.list? ~$ apt-cache policy kontact-plugins kontact-plugins: Installed: (none) Candidate: 4:3.2.3-2 Version Table: 4:3.2.3-2 0 500 http://debian.crosslink.net unstable/main Packages 4:3.2.3-2 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status debian.crosslink.net is on the official debian mirrors list; it is in my sources.list file. > > Once we get to know the above, we'll be in a position to see who is at > fault here. Thanks! Thanks for your careful and quick attention to such an obscure problem. -- Workers and Oppressed Peoples of the World, Unite! http://www.workers.org/ US Out of Iraq Now! http://www.iacenter.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]