On Friday, March 29, 2013 08:53:17 PM Sebastian Hilbert wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have just hit an error.
> 
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> Selecting previously unselected package gnumed-server.
> (Reading database ... 726724 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking gnumed-server (from .../gnumed-server_18.1-1quantal1_all.deb) ...
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gnumed-
> server_18.1-1quantal1_all.deb (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/gm-remove_person.1.gz', which is
> also in package gnumed-client 1.3.1-1quantal2
> dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> postrm called with unknown argument `abort-install'
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
>  subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
> 
> Where do I have to look for the source of the problem ?
> 

I found out it is shipped in both tarballs , gnumed-client and gnumed-server. 
I guess dpkg does not like this.

The file could either be overwritten or it needs to be removed from one of the 
tarballs I guess.

Sebastian

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