Hi Alexander and Martin Thanks for your continued help.
>This happens sometimes when you upgrade to a version of a package that >has splitoff packages (-shlibs, -dev, etc.). Try the following: > >dpkg -i --force-overwrite >/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/gnome/gnome-libs-shlibs_1.4.1.7-3_darwin-powerpc. >deb > >then install gnome-libs. OK, did the dpkg which worked (with warnings); did a fink install gnome-libs which was very fast and worked; did a fink update-all which failed (error at the bottom). Next move? Cheers [196 ~/Desktop]% sudo !! sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/gnome/gnome-libs-shlibs_1.4.1.7-3_darwin-powerpc.deb Password: (Reading database ... 23607 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking gnome-libs-shlibs (from .../gnome-libs-shlibs_1.4.1.7-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libart_lgpl.2.2.0.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgnome.32.4.3.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgnomesupport.0.0.0.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgnomeui.32.14.1.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgnorba.27.1.8.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgnorbagtk.0.0.0.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgtkxmhtml.1.0.1.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libart_lgpl.2.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgnome.32.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgnomesupport.0.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgnomeui.32.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgnorba.27.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgnorbagtk.0.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libgtkxmhtml.1.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: trying to overwrite `/sw/lib/libzvt.2.dylib', which is also in package gnome-libs Setting up gnome-libs-shlibs (1.4.1.7-3) ... [199 ~/Desktop]% fink install gnome-libs sudo /sw/bin/fink install gnome-libs Information about 1328 packages read in 4 seconds. pkg gnome-libs version ### pkg gnome-libs version 1.4.1.7-3 The following package will be installed or updated: gnome-libs dpkg -i /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/gnome/gnome-libs_1.4.1.7-3_darwin-powerpc.deb (Reading database ... 23616 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace gnome-libs 1.4.1.4-2 (using .../gnome-libs_1.4.1.7-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... Unpacking replacement gnome-libs ... Setting up gnome-libs (1.4.1.7-3) ... Installing new version of config file /sw/etc/mime-magic.dat ... [200 ~/Desktop]% fink update-all pkg base-files version ### pkg base-files version 1.6-1 pkg compress-zlib-pm version ### pkg compress-zlib-pm version 1.16-2 pkg libtiff-bin version ### pkg libtiff-bin version 3.5.7-7 pkg passwd version ### pkg passwd version 20020329-1 pkg orbit version ### pkg orbit version 0.5.17-2 pkg ant version ### pkg ant version 1.4.1-2 pkg libjpeg-shlibs version ### pkg libjpeg-shlibs version 6b-5 pkg tcltk version ### pkg tcltk version 8.3.4-1 pkg darwin version ### pkg darwin version 5.4-1 pkg apt version ### pkg apt version 0.5.4-4 pkg imlib version ### pkg imlib version 1.9.10-9 pkg term-readkey-pm version ### pkg term-readkey-pm version 2.20-1 pkg libiconv version ### pkg libiconv version 1.7-5 pkg libwww-pm version ### pkg libwww-pm version 5.64-2 pkg apt-shlibs version ### pkg apt-shlibs version 0.5.4-4 pkg docbook-dtd version ### pkg docbook-dtd version 4.1.2-3 pkg gtk-doc version ### pkg gtk-doc version 0.9-4 pkg readline-shlibs version ### pkg readline-shlibs version 4.3-4 pkg fink version ### pkg fink version 0.10.0-1 pkg mime-base64-pm version ### pkg mime-base64-pm version 2.12-2 pkg ncurses version ### pkg ncurses version 5.2-7 pkg html-tagset-pm version ### pkg html-tagset-pm version 3.03-2 pkg gtk+ version ### pkg gtk+ version 1.2.10-12 pkg xfree86-base version ### pkg xfree86-base version 4.2.0-11 pkg tar version ### pkg tar version 1.13.25-1 pkg gnome-libs-shlibs version ### pkg gnome-libs-shlibs version 1.4.1.7-3 pkg rep-gtk version ### pkg rep-gtk version 0.15-4 pkg netpbm version ### pkg netpbm version 9.25-1 pkg manconf version ### pkg manconf version 20020121-2 pkg libxml version ### pkg libxml version 1.8.17-2 pkg gmp version ### pkg gmp version 4.1-1 pkg libxml2 version ### pkg libxml2 version 2.4.23-1 pkg intltool version ### pkg intltool version 0.22-1 pkg giflib-shlibs version ### pkg giflib-shlibs version 4.1.0-6 pkg gdbm version ### pkg gdbm version 1.8.0-6 pkg libjpeg-bin version ### pkg libjpeg-bin version 6b-5 pkg ghostscript6 version ### pkg ghostscript6 version 6.01-1 pkg type1inst version ### pkg type1inst version 0.6.1-3 pkg sgml-entities-iso8879 version ### pkg sgml-entities-iso8879 version 1986-3 pkg lesstif version ### pkg lesstif version 0.93.18-7 pkg db3 version ### pkg db3 version 3.3.11-7 pkg uri-pm version ### pkg uri-pm version 1.18-1 pkg popt version ### pkg popt version 1.6.4-1 pkg audiofile version ### pkg audiofile version 0.2.3-4 pkg oaf version ### pkg oaf version 0.6.10-2 pkg gzip version ### pkg gzip version 1.2.4a-6 pkg gconf version ### pkg gconf version 1.0.9-1 pkg gettext version ### pkg gettext version 0.10.40-3 pkg libjpeg version ### pkg libjpeg version 6b-5 pkg macosx version ### pkg macosx version 10.1.4-1 pkg gdk-pixbuf-shlibs version ### pkg gdk-pixbuf-shlibs version 0.18.0-1 pkg dlcompat version ### pkg dlcompat version 20020709-2 pkg texinfo version ### pkg texinfo version 4.1-2 pkg expat version ### pkg expat version 1.95.3-2 pkg wget version ### pkg wget version 1.8.2-1 pkg openjade version ### pkg openjade version 1.3.1-2 pkg netpbm-shlibs version ### pkg netpbm-shlibs version 9.25-1 pkg libungif version ### pkg libungif version 4.1.0final-1 pkg xfree86-rootless version ### pkg xfree86-rootless version 4.2.0-11 pkg gnome-libs version ### pkg gnome-libs version 1.4.1.7-3 pkg orbit-shlibs version ### pkg orbit-shlibs version 0.5.17-2 pkg glib-shlibs version ### pkg glib-shlibs version 1.2.10-8 pkg storable-pm version ### pkg storable-pm version 1.0.14-1 pkg postgresql version ### pkg postgresql version 7.2.1-5 pkg esound-shlibs version ### pkg esound-shlibs version 0.2.28-1 pkg tcltk-dev version ### pkg tcltk-dev version 8.3.4-1 pkg db3-shlibs version ### pkg db3-shlibs version 3.3.11-7 pkg zlib version ### pkg zlib version 1.1.4-1 pkg bzip2 version ### pkg bzip2 version 1.0.2-1 pkg tcltk-shlibs version ### pkg tcltk-shlibs version 8.3.4-1 pkg ghostscript-fonts version ### pkg ghostscript-fonts version 6.0-3 pkg libtiff version ### pkg libtiff version 3.5.7-7 pkg automake version ### pkg automake version 1.6.3-1 pkg digest-md5-pm version ### pkg digest-md5-pm version 2.20-1 pkg gdk-pixbuf version ### pkg gdk-pixbuf version 0.18.0-1 pkg libpoll-shlibs version ### pkg libpoll-shlibs version 1.1-3 pkg pkgconfig version ### pkg pkgconfig version 0.12.0-1 pkg scrollkeeper version ### pkg scrollkeeper version 0.2-7 pkg audiofile-shlibs version ### pkg audiofile-shlibs version 0.2.3-4 pkg debianutils version ### pkg debianutils version 1.16-1 pkg gnome-mime-data version ### pkg gnome-mime-data version 2.0.0-1 pkg audiofile-bin version ### pkg audiofile-bin version 0.2.3-4 pkg daemonic version ### pkg daemonic version 20010902-1 pkg neon version ### pkg neon version 0.18.5-4 pkg esound-bin version ### pkg esound-bin version 0.2.28-1 pkg dpkg version ### pkg dpkg version 1.9.20-3 pkg docbook-dsssl-nwalsh version ### pkg docbook-dsssl-nwalsh version 1.77-1 pkg libglade version ### pkg libglade version 0.17-3 pkg expat-shlibs version ### pkg expat-shlibs version 1.95.3-2 pkg m4 version ### pkg m4 version 1.4-6 pkg sawfish version ### pkg sawfish version 1.1-1 pkg gdbm-shlibs version ### pkg gdbm-shlibs version 1.8.0-6 pkg glib version ### pkg glib version 1.2.10-8 pkg esound version ### pkg esound version 0.2.28-1 pkg netpbm-bin version ### pkg netpbm-bin version 9.25-1 pkg libnet-pm version ### pkg libnet-pm version 1.09-2 pkg libtiff-shlibs version ### pkg libtiff-shlibs version 3.5.7-7 pkg libpng-shlibs version ### pkg libpng-shlibs version 1.0.12-6 pkg sitecopy version ### pkg sitecopy version 0.11.4-4 pkg gnome-vfs version ### pkg gnome-vfs version 1.0.5-5 pkg orbit-bin version ### pkg orbit-bin version 0.5.17-2 pkg esound-data version ### pkg esound-data version 0.2.23-2 pkg librep version ### pkg librep version 0.14-7 pkg neon-shlibs version ### pkg neon-shlibs version 0.18.5-4 pkg html-parser-pm version ### pkg html-parser-pm version 3.25-2 pkg autoconf25 version ### pkg autoconf25 version 2.53-1 pkg control-center version ### pkg control-center version 1.4.0.5-3 pkg popt-shlibs version ### pkg popt-shlibs version 1.6.4-1 pkg guile version ### pkg guile version 1.4-4 pkg libpng version ### pkg libpng version 1.0.12-6 pkg gmp-shlibs version ### pkg gmp-shlibs version 4.1-1 pkg xephem version ### pkg xephem version 3.5.2-5 pkg readline version ### pkg readline version 4.3-4 fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The candidates: (1) python: Interpreted, object-oriented language. (2) python-nox: Interpreted, object-oriented language. Pick one: [1] fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The candidates: (1) giflib-bin: GIF image format handling library, LZW-enabled version (2) libungif-bin: GIF image format handling library, LZW-free version Pick one: [1] The following 39 packages will be installed or updated: audiofile control-center esound esound-bin esound-shlibs gconf gdk-pixbuf gdk-pixbuf-shlibs gnome-mime-data gnome-vfs gtk+ gtk-doc guile imlib lesstif libglade libjpeg libjpeg-bin libpng librep libtiff libtiff-bin libtiff-shlibs libungif libxml libxml2 netpbm netpbm-bin netpbm-shlibs oaf orbit orbit-bin orbit-shlibs popt postgresql readline rep-gtk sawfish xephem The following 27 additional packages will be installed: control-center-dev control-center-shlibs esound-common gconf-dev gconf-shlibs giflib-bin gnome-libs-dev gnome-vfs-dev gnome-vfs-shlibs gtk+-data gtk+-shlibs guile-dev guile-shlibs imlib-shlibs lesstif-shlibs libglade-shlibs libpoll librep-dev librep-shlibs libungif-shlibs libxml-shlibs libxml2-bin libxml2-shlibs oaf-dev oaf-shlibs postgresql-shlibs python Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ...[log cut]... Replacing files in old package libungif ... Setting up giflib-bin (4.1.0-6) ... dpkg -i /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/gnome/gnome-libs-dev_1.4.1.7-3_darwin-powerpc.deb Selecting previously deselected package gnome-libs-dev. (Reading database ... 23473 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking gnome-libs-dev (from .../gnome-libs-dev_1.4.1.7-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... Setting up gnome-libs-dev (1.4.1.7-3) ... dpkg -i /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/gnome/gnome-mime-data_2.0.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb dpkg: regarding .../gnome-mime-data_2.0.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb containing gnome-mime-data: gnome-mime-data conflicts with gnome-vfs (<< 1.0.5) gnome-vfs (version 1.0.4-2) is installed. dpkg: error processing /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/gnome/gnome-mime-data_2.0.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install): conflicting packages - not installing gnome-mime-data Errors were encountered while processing: /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/gnome/gnome-mime-data_2.0.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 Failed: can't install package gnome-mime-data-2.0.0-1 -- All stressed out, and no one to choke ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? 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