I have a similar problem, where xlibmesa-gl-dev fails to install with the same error, but for glxtokens.h. I've tracked the problem down to some fucked up diversions:
$ dpkg -S glxtokens nvidia-glx-dev: /usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx-dev/include/GL/glxtokens.h diversion by nvidia-glx-dev from: /usr/include/GL/glxtokens.h diversion by nvidia-glx-dev to: /usr/share/nvidia-glx/diversions/glxtokens.h xlibmesa-gl-dev: /usr/include/GL/glxtokens.h diversion by nvidia-glx-dev from: /usr/include/GL/glxtokens.h diversion by nvidia-glx-dev to: /usr/share/nvidia-glx/diversions/glxtokens.h xlibmesa-gl-dev: /usr/X11R6/include/GL/glxtokens.h $ dpkg -S libGL.so diversion by nvidia-glx-dev from: /usr/lib/libGL.so diversion by nvidia-glx-dev to: /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.xlibmesa nvidia-glx-dev, xlibmesa-gl-dev: /usr/lib/libGL.so diversion by nvidia-glx from: /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1 diversion by nvidia-glx to: /usr/X11R6/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.xlibmesa diversion by nvidia-glx from: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 diversion by nvidia-glx to: /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.xlibmesa nvidia-glx, xlibmesa-gl: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 even though nvidia-glx-dev isn't installed during the above, so dpkg is getting confused trying to deal with the diversions. /usr/share/nvidia-glx/diversions doesn't exist either. Looking at preinst for nvidia-glx-dev these diversions should have been removed, but weren't and stuck around. So I'd suggest checking out your diversions database and cleaning up any references to the nvidia diversions. -- # TRS-80 trs80(a)ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au #/ "Otherwise Bub here will do \ # UCC Wheel Member http://trs80.ucc.asn.au/ #| what squirrels do best | [ "There's nobody getting rich writing ]| -- Collect and hide your | [ software that I know of" -- Bill Gates, 1980 ]\ nuts." -- Acid Reflux #231 /
