On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 20:16:25 +1100, Andrew Nesbit wrote: > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/tetex-base_1.0.2+20011202-1_all.deb (--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/usr/share/texmf/xdvi/xdvi.cfg', which is also in > package tetex-bin
> What happened, If one package wants to overwrite files belong to another package, it needs to declare a "Replaces:" relationship to that package. tetex-base doesn't, and dpkg therefore refuses to overwrite. > and what can I do? Check whether the bug has been reported yet, and if not, report it. In this case, it has been reported already: http://bugs.debian.org/127596 . You can work around the problem by passing the "--force-overwrite" flag to dpkg, either by calling dpkg directly, or by having apt do it for you (e.g., create an /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99local containing DPkg { Options "--force-overwrite"; } ). HTH, Ray -- "I'm just waiting to see `Red Hat to acquire Abominable Snowman & Department of Defense in Massive Stock Swap.'" Hemos in http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/12/16/1741211
