You need the full pathname to install a package with dpkg. Try dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb
On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 10:20:02PM -0400, Brian Schramm wrote: > That would be nice if I could get the command to work. Is it > dpkg -i --force-overwrite xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb > If this is not then can you tell me how to get past this error? > here is the error I am getting: > > schserv:~# dpkg -i --force-overwrite xlibs > dpkg: error processing xlibs (--install): > cannot access archive: No such file or directory > Errors were encountered while processing: > xlibs > schserv:~# dpkg -i --force-overwrite xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb > dpkg: error processing xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb (--install): > cannot access archive: No such file or directory > Errors were encountered while processing: > xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb > schserv:~# dpkg -i --force-overwrite xlibs_4.1.0-6 > dpkg: error processing xlibs_4.1.0-6 (--install): > cannot access archive: No such file or directory > Errors were encountered while processing: > xlibs_4.1.0-6 > > Thanks for the help. > > > Brian Schramm > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 104442754 AIM schrammbrian > www.linuxexpert.org > > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Carlos Sousa wrote: > >> >> Krzysztof Adamski wrote: >> (...) >>> Unpacking replacement xlibs ... >>> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb >>> (--unpack): >>> trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults', which is also in >>> package xmcd >>> Errors were encountered while processing: >>> /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb >>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >> >> Yes, that's just happened to me as well. I solved it by doing a >> 'dpkg -i --force-overwrite >> /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.1.0-6_i386.deb', the output of which >> showed that it also conflicts in the same way with a couple more >> packages, can't remember which. Don't know if I did right, but my X is >> working... >> >> Carlos >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > -- Lee Bradshaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Texas Instruments [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG D8C3BBD2 CC08 D690 0B70 3C70 351E EB05 96A3 3789 D8C3 BBD2
