reassign 270346 t1-cyrillic stop On Mon, 6 Sep 2004, Joshua Kwan wrote:
> Package: xfree86-common > Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6 > Severity: serious > > I'm not sure whether this is xfree86's fault or t1-cyrillic's fault: > > Preparing to replace xfree86-common 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6 (using > .../xfree86-common_4.3.0.dfsg.1-7_all.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement xfree86-common ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.3.0.dfsg.1-7_all.deb (--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/X11', which is also in package t1-cyrillic > System startup links for /etc/init.d/xfree86-common already exist. > > It seems very odd to me. Feel free to reassign. /usr/lib/X11 is a symlink owned by xfree86-common (even in versions earlier than -6). t1-cyrillic should respect the symlink, while it ships a directory (reason of the conflict). Fabio -- <user> fajita: step one <fajita> Whatever the problem, step one is always to look in the error log. <user> fajita: step two <fajita> When in danger or in doubt, step two is to scream and shout.

