On Tue, 05 Jun 2001 at 11:32:55 -0700, Forrest English wrote: > thneed:/usr/bin# apt-get -o DPkg::Options::--force-overwrite -f install > E: Option DPkg::Options::--force-overwrite: Configuration item > sepecification must have an =<val>. > > did i do somthing stupid? i'm not real familier with what the above > does. was there an option there i was supposed to change?
[Cc'd back to -user to correct myself, hope you don't mind] Sorry, I should have checked that before posting. I meant: apt-get -o DPkg::Options=--force-overwrite -f install That passes --force-overwrite to all dpkg invocations, so that if a package contains a file that's already in another package it will be installed anyway and overwrite that file. It's not for general use, but handy in situations like this when a package is missing an appropriate Replaces: header. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
