Hi, That doesn't work either, everything I do first tries to upgrade debianutils, which fails on this passwd package the same way. Originally I was attempting to upgrade the kernel when I got this error.
(Reading database ... 38049 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace debianutils 2.8.4 (using .../ debianutils_2.21_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement debianutils ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ debianutils_2.21_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/sbin/add-shell', which is also in package passwd dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/debianutils_2.21_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) # cat /etc/debian_version lenny/sid Thanks again On Jul 2, 5:50 am, "Karl E. Jorgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 02, 2007 at 01:00:58AM -0000, Adam wrote: > > Was wondering if anyone has a workaround for this problem other than > > uninstalling and reinstalling. I'm trying to upgrade a package and > > get this error. The software involved doesn't seem to be one that I > > can uninstall without uninstalling a bunch of things I'd rather not > > uninstall to reinstall. See error at the bottom of this upgrade > > command. The same happens when I just try an install. Any ideas > > would be greatly appreciated. I've tried to touch a 777 file for /usr/ > > sbin/add-shell but I still get that error. I pretty much can't run > > any upgrade, I get the same error. I try the upgrade by itself then > > on debianutils. > > > # uname -a > > Linux xena 2.6.7-1-386 #1 Thu Jul 8 05:08:04 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux > > 2.6.7 is somewhat old now, but should be OK... > > Which release are you running? Feels like sarge... > > > # apt-get upgrade > > Reading Package Lists... Done > > Building Dependency Tree... Done > > The following packages have been kept back: > > [snip lots of apt-get output] > > > > > Need to get 0B/37.8MB of archives. > > After unpacking 16.0MB of additional disk space will be used. > > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y > > Extracting templates from packages: 100% > > Preconfiguring packages ... > > (Reading database ... 38049 files and directories currently > > installed.) > > Preparing to replace debianutils 2.8.4 (using .../ > > debianutils_2.21_i386.deb) ... > > Unpacking replacement debianutils ... > > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ > > debianutils_2.21_i386.deb (--unpack): > > trying to overwrite `/usr/sbin/add-shell', which is also in package > > passwd > > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /var/cache/apt/archives/debianutils_2.21_i386.deb > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > The debianutils and passwd packages both contain the file > /usr/sbin/add-shell, which is what the package manager complains about. > > This is not a permissions problem - but the package manager complaining. > > Looks like a bug in either debianutils or passwd: Debian policy says > that if they want to have the same file, they should declare that they > conflict with eachother. Or at least one of them should declare that. > > You might get somewhere with: > apt-get install passwd > > to upgrade the passwd package first - the current passwd package in etch > does not supply that file (but depends on debianutils which in turn does > supply it...) > > Hope this helps > > -- > Karl E. Jorgensen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jorgensen.org.uk/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://karl.jorgensen.com > ==== Today's fortune: > The default Magic Word, "Abracadabra", actually is a corruption of the > Hebrew phrase "ha-Bracha dab'ra" which means "pronounce the blessing". > > signature.asc > 1KDownload -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
