hello all 
Over the past week or so I have been unable to get the updates
initially it said the software index was broken so I did 
sudo apt-get install -f
 I get the following  error problems



        
        The following extra packages will be installed:
          skype
        The following packages will be upgraded:
          skype
        1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded.
        Need to get 0B/15.5MB of archives.
        After unpacking 6567kB of additional disk space will be used.
        Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
        WARNING: The following
        base ... 109361 files and directories currently installed.)
        Preparing to replace skype 2.0.0.43-0medibuntu2
        (using .../skype_2.0.0.63-1_i386.deb) ...
        Unpacking replacement skype ...
        dpkg: error
        processing /var/cache/apt/archives/skype_2.0.0.63-1_i386.deb
        (--unpack):
         trying to overwrite `/usr/share/icons/skype.png', which is also
        in package skype-common
        dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
        Errors were encountered while processing:
         /var/cache/apt/archives/skype_2.0.0.63-1_i386.deb
        E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
        [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ 
        
         packages cannot be authenticated!
          skype
        Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
        (Reading database ... 109361 files and directories currently
        installed.)
        Preparing to replace skype 2.0.0.43-0medibuntu2
        (using .../skype_2.0.0.63-1_i386.deb) ...
        Unpacking replacement skype ...
        dpkg: error
        processing /var/cache/apt/archives/skype_2.0.0.63-1_i386.deb
        (--unpack):
         trying to overwrite `/usr/share/icons/skype.png', which is also
        in package skype-common
        dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
        Errors were encountered while processing:
         /var/cache/apt/archives/skype_2.0.0.63-1_i386.deb
        E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
        [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ 
        
         could I please get advice on how to fix the /usr/bin/dpkg error
         Regards david


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