I solved the issue with your feeback, Damon. You rule, man. Thanks so much.
Carlos On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 3:43 PM, Damon L. Chesser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2008-06-08 at 15:11 +0200, Carlos Parada wrote: > > Anyone knows who happens with this ?? > > > > Thanks > > > > On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Carlos Parada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > Hi, I've got the following error when performing an apt-get > > dist-upgrade. Can you help me? > > > > Unpacking fglrx-glx (from .../fglrx-glx_1% > > 3a8-4-1_i386.deb) ... > > Removing `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 > > to /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libGL.so.1.2 by fglrx-driver' > > dpkg-divert: `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 > > to /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libGL.so.1.2 by fglrx-glx' > > clashes with `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 > > to /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libGL.so.1.2 by fglrx-driver' > > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-glx_1% > > 3a8-4-1_i386.deb (--unpack): > > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status > > 2 > > Preparing to replace fglrx-driver 8.476-1 > > (using .../fglrx-driver_1%3a8-4-1_i386.deb) ... > > Stopping atieventsd: done. > > Unpacking replacement fglrx-driver ... > > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-driver_1% > > 3a8-4-1_i386.deb (--unpack): > > trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libfglrx_dm.a', which is also > > in package fglrx-driver-dev > > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > > update-rc.d: warning: /etc/init.d/atieventsd missing LSB style > > header > > Starting atieventsd: done. > > Processing triggers for man-db ... > > Processing triggers for menu ... > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-glx_1%3a8-4-1_i386.deb > > /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-driver_1%3a8-4-1_i386.deb > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > See this part > > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-driver_1% > 3a8-4-1_i386.deb (--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libfglrx_dm.a', which is also in package > fglrx-driver-dev ? That is your problem. > > When you see this come up on any package, the next thing to do is: > > apt-get -f install > > If that does not work do this: > > dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-driver_1% > 3a8-4-1_i386.deb or run dpkg -i > --force-overwrite /path/stated/in/apt-get -f install/ > > The problem is another package "owns" the file dpkg is trying to > overwrite and by default dpkg will not do that. This is a badly > packaged .deb (or the one that owns it is). > > You will run into this problem when you do a dist-upgrade from stable to > testing or from testing to stable. This work-around does not fix > anything, it just forces dpkg to ignore some other package is using this > file as a config and dpkg will write to it. > > Anytime you run into issued during a dist-upgrade that do not allow the > progression of installed programs to keep going, just run apt-get -f > install, then aptitude update, then aptitude upgrade, then aptitude > dist-upgrade to continue. It may take several attempts to get it. In > fact at some point, you might even have to reboot to continue (due to > low level packages having been replaced and the old ones running in > memory no longer have any config files). > > HTH > -- > Damon L. Chesser > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.linkedin.com/in/dchesser >
