Package: dpkg
Version: 1.13.17
Severity: minor

On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 05:17:32PM +0200, David Baron wrote:
> Python2.4 upgrades today on Sid apparently corrected the problem.
> I had to install python2.4_2.4.2+2.4.3c1-1_i386.deb with a dpkg --force-all 
                                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This is probably a bad idea, and there exist more fine grained force
options for just that reason:

  dpkg --force-help

Note also the existence of --ignore-depends=package,..., which is even
more fine-graned, for your package manipulation


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