Hi William! William Morris wrote: > Can anyone tell me how to resolve the following error. I have tried > apt-get update/upgrade/dist-upgrade to no avail. > > debian:~# dpkg -r --force-all dvipdfm > (Reading database ... 58440 files and directories currently > installed.) Removing dvipdfm ... > Removing `diversion of /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/dvipdfm.def > to /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/dvipdfm.def.tetex by dvipdfm' > dpkg-divert: rename involves overwriting > `/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/dvipdfm.def' with > different file > `/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/dvipdfm.def.tetex', > not allowed > dpkg: error processing dvipdfm (--remove): > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > dvipdfm
Searching the bug list for dvipdfm can... http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=189919 says: > Simply moving /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/dvipdfm.def to > somewhere else allows to remove/replace the dvipdfm package. Thanks Herbie! HTH, Flo
