a friend pointed me towards the --force-all option of dpkg, so i gave it
a 2nd try. dpkg finishes the installation, but the result for mrtg is
the same (the same error in the root mailbox as above)
$ sudo dpkg --force-all -i mrtg_2.16.3-1ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb
dpkg: warning: downgrading mrtg from 2.16.3-3.1ubuntu1 to 2.16.3-1ubuntu1.2.
(Reading database ... 81363 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mrtg 2.16.3-3.1ubuntu1 (using
mrtg_2.16.3-1ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mrtg ...
dpkg: mrtg: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested:
perl (5.12.4-4) breaks mrtg (<< 2.16.3-3.1) and is installed.
Version of mrtg to be configured is 2.16.3-1ubuntu1.2.
Setting up mrtg (2.16.3-1ubuntu1.2) ...
Configuration file `/etc/cron.d/mrtg'
==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
Version in package is the same as at last installation.
==> Keeping old config file as default.
Configuration file `/etc/mrtg.cfg', does not exist on system.
Installing new config file as you requested.
Processing triggers for man-db ...
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