Tuesday 12 December 2000 18:27, skrev Gordon Sadler: > You can install two or more debs that contain same files with the > following: > dpkg -i --force-overwrite kfind_2.0.1-2.deb > > Assuming you have downloaded it, it will be in /var/cache/apt/archives > if you used apt-get, if not just cd to where you have the deb. > > You might try this as well dpkg --force-help > to get an idea, of course man dpkg explains it as well. > > Multiple packages containing same files has been noted as a packaging > bug, so you shouldn't need --force-overwrite normally, but it allows > you to get around the problem for now.
Thanks a lot, the man page for dpkg was a bit misleading (I should have spotted it though). It would be easier if it said "dpkg --force-*" instead of "dpkg --force-things. -- Tormod Ravnanger Landet
