On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Anan Zaaa <ananz...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have proftp installed and want to install pureftp on a different port for > custom usage. > But apt-get removes proftp before installing pureftp. Any idea how can i > overcome this?
You need remove conflct from pure-ftp package, but this is a problem when you want to upgrade the package, you will have to hold that package and upgrade yourself, modifying the package every new release. Technically: 1. Install pureftp dependencies (aptitude install openbsd-inetd pure-ftpd-common) 2. Modify the pureftp package: 2.1 aptitude download pure-ftpd ; mkdir tmp; cd tmp 2.2 Decompress (ar x ../pure*deb) 2.3 Modify control.tar.gz, so its control file has not conflicts and not provides ftp virtual package (you can do it with vim if confortable or untaring / taring control.tar.gz file) 2.4 Compress (ar rc pure-ftpd_1.0.36-1_amd64.deb debian-bynary control.tar.gz data.tar.gz) 3. Install forcing it (because there are a conffile which conflicts too with the other ftp) (dpkg -i --force-all pure*deb) 4. Hold the package aptitude hold pure-ftpd I hope this help, but really it is not a good example of use of apt system :-). If you have your own repository you can build appropiate package there ! Regards, PD: Does somebody know an easier method to overwrite this kind of conflicts ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAL5yMZQz+HmB+wkZuLA=fn6=_mbv0bwhwrn8-bd2nh6ttbb...@mail.gmail.com