This appeared to be an overwrite issue to me, so I downloaded dpkg_1.4.1.8.deb via netscape (found it through "packages" on the debian www site) and did dpkg --force-overwrite -i dpkg_1.4.1.8.deb to install it. It worked, although there might be a better way now (through apt, maybe?). And BTW, dpkg-dev was installed via dselect apt here _before_ I had the dpkg archive misnomer and overwrite problems. ...hope this helps all those of you upgrading potato. :-)
Art On Tue, Sep 14, 1999 at 07:29:05PM -0400, David Z. Maze wrote: > Seth R Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > SRA> I get this error on my potato i386: > SRA> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.4.1.8_i386.deb > SRA> (--unpack): > SRA> trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/dpkg-buildpackage.1.gz', which > is > SRA> also in package dpkg-dev > > Among the packages APT didn't install is the new dpkg-dev; if you run > 'apt-get install dpkg-dev' and then proceed with the upgrade it works > fine. > > dpkg should probably Conflicts: with dpkg-dev (<= 1.4.1.6). > > -- > David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://donut.mit.edu/dmaze/ > "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." > -- Abra Mitchell > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
