On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 09:10:41AM +0100, Karolina Lindqvist wrote: > In the policy manual, section 7.5.1 "Overwriting files in other packages" it > says: > "However, if the overwriting package declares that it Replaces the one > containing the file being overwritten, then dpkg will replace the file from > the old package with that from the new. The file will no longer be listed as > `owned' by the old package. " > > I read that to mean that you can actually replace a single file from a > package, in another package. But I can't get that to work. If I put > "Replaces:" and the package name which I want to replace a file in, dpkg > still aborts and says that the file exists in multiple packages.
Try using Conflicts: instead of (or in addition to) Replaces: > How to get this feature to work, to replace a single file in a package from > within another package? Also, take a look at dpkg-divert. (Be careful not to misuse/abuse this though) -- Duncan Findlay
