I had a similar problem installing gnuplot 4.2 on Feisty: (Reading database ... 132385 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking gnuplot (from .../gnuplot_4.2.0-1_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /home/***/Sources/gnuplot4.2/gnuplot-4.2.0/gnuplot_4.2.0-1_i386.deb (--install): trying to overwrite `/usr/share/texmf/ls-R', which is also in package tex-common Errors were encountered while processing: /home/***/Sources/gnuplot4.2/gnuplot-4.2.0/gnuplot_4.2.0-1_i386.deb /var/tmp/XPOHLAMWPQVpCeHYohHVX/dpkginstall.log (END)
>From a newbie point of view, and following the directions in http://whiterosecreations.nl/linux/index.php (an explanation is offered there) i did: $ sudo dpkg --force-overwrite -i /home/***/Sources/gnuplot4.2/gnuplot-4.2.0/gnuplot_4.2.0-1_i386.deb $ auto-apt run ./configure $ make $ sudo checkinstall -D It worked for me, hope it helps. -- checkinstall cannot install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/115107 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
