on Sat, Dec 02, 2000 at 01:50:25AM +0100, Defresne Sylvain ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hello > > * Some Linux User ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > i wrote previously about this. whenever i run apt-get i get stuck on this: > > Unpacking libgnomeprint-bin (from > > .../libgnomeprint-bin_0.25-0.1_i386.deb) ... > > dpkg: error processing > > /var/cache/apt/archives/libgnomeprint-bin_0.25-0.1_i386.deb (--unpack): > > trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/gnome-font-install', which is also in > > package libgnomeprint6 > > Unpacking libgnomeprint-data (from > > .../libgnomeprint-data_0.25-0.1_all.deb) ... > > dpkg: error processing > > /var/cache/apt/archives/libgnomeprint-data_0.25-0.1_all.deb (--unpack): > > trying to overwrite `/usr/share/fonts/afms/adobe/pagd8a.afm', which is > > also in package libgnomeprint6 > > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /var/cache/apt/archives/libgnomeprint-bin_0.25-0.1_i386.deb > > /var/cache/apt/archives/libgnomeprint-data_0.25-0.1_all.deb > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > See bugs: #76751, #78414 > > > i have tried the > > dpkg --configure --pending > > followed by > > apt-get -f upgrade > > If you want to install them, uses: > dpkg --force-overwrite --install <file>.deb
FWIW, this is how I got these packages installed.
> > multiple times. i have tried to delete the packages. all with no luck.
> > does anyone else have suggestion on how to either fix this problem,
> > or to make apt-get ignore those packages since it is not letting me
> > continue with either apt-get upgrade or apt-get install. thank you.
>
> If you want APT to invoke DPKG with the `--force-overwrite'
> option, you have to add the following lines to your
> /etc/apt/apt.conf file:
>
> DPkg
> {
> Options {"--force-overwrite";}
> }
Hmmm.... Shouldn't there be a better way to do this -- or just don't
use apt-get when trying to do a --force-overwrite?
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