Cameron Matheson, 2002-Sep-17 23:43 -0600: > Hey, > > doing an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' solved the problem for me. > > Cam > > > Paul Johnson wrote: > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >Hash: SHA1 > > > >Did a dist-upgrade today and got this... > > > >Preconfiguring packages ... > >Selecting previously deselected package coreutils. > >dpkg: regarding .../coreutils_4.5.1-1_i386.deb containing coreutils: > > fileutils conflicts with stat > > coreutils provides stat and is to be installed. > >dpkg: error processing > >/var/cache/apt/archives/coreutils_4.5.1-1_i386.deb (--unpack): > > conflicting packages - not installing coreutils > >Errors were encountered while processing: > > /var/cache/apt/archives/coreutils_4.5.1-1_i386.deb > >E: This installation run will require temporarily removing the > >essential package fileutils due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This > >is often bad, but if you really want to do it, activate the > >APT::Force-LoopBreak option. > >E: Reverse conflicts early remove for package 'coreutils' failed > >E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I got this too, but the dist-upgrade didn't fix it. Any ideas? I'm afraid to try the Force-LoopBreak option. jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
