got a message to send this to this e-mail address, so like any good human i'm doing what I'm told :-) I know my system state is a bit weird since I don't update as often as I should. Anyway, if this helps then here it is:
heidi:/michael# apt-get install libmagick-dev Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libbz2-dev libexpat1 libexpat1-dev libfreetype6 libfreetype6-dev liblcms1 liblcms1-dev libmagick5.5.7 libpng12-0 libpng12-dev libtiff3g libtiff3g-dev libwmf-dev libwmf0.2-7 libxml2 libxml2-dev xfree86-common xlibs xlibs-dev The following packages will be REMOVED: imagemagick libmagick4-dev The following NEW packages will be installed: libbz2-dev libexpat1-dev libfreetype6-dev liblcms1 liblcms1-dev libmagick-dev libmagick5.5.7 libpng12-0 libpng12-dev libtiff3g-dev libwmf-dev libwmf0.2-7 libxml2 libxml2-dev xlibs-dev 5 packages upgraded, 15 newly installed, 2 to remove and 314 not upgraded. 1 packages not fully installed or removed. Need to get 11.2MB of archives. After unpacking 30.3MB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Get:1 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libfreetype6 2.1.5-2 [349kB] Get:2 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main liblcms1 1.10-1 [95.8kB] Get:3 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libpng12-0 1.2.5.0-4 [106kB] Get:4 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libtiff3g 3.5.7-2 [80.5kB] Get:5 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libexpat1 1.95.6-6 [54.9kB] Get:6 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main xfree86-common 4.2.1-12.1 [599kB] Get:7 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main xlibs 4.2.1-12.1 [1371kB] Get:8 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libwmf0.2-7 0.2.8-1 [152kB] Get:9 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libxml2 2.5.11-2 [602kB] Get:10 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libmagick5.5.7 4:5.5.7.9-1 [901kB] Get:11 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libbz2-dev 1.0.2-1 [28.3kB] Get:12 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libexpat1-dev 1.95.6-6 [109kB] Get:13 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libfreetype6-dev 2.1.5-2 [692kB] Get:14 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main liblcms1-dev 1.10-1 [94.4kB] Get:15 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libtiff3g-dev 3.5.7-2 [389kB] Get:16 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libpng12-dev 1.2.5.0-4 [233kB] Get:17 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main xlibs-dev 4.2.1-12.1 [2817kB] Get:18 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libxml2-dev 2.5.11-2 [1262kB] Get:19 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libwmf-dev 0.2.8-1 [172kB] Get:20 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libmagick-dev 4:5.5.7.9-1 [1138kB] Fetched 11.2MB in 47s (237kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 37175 files and directories currently installed.) Removing imagemagick ... Removing libmagick4-dev ... (Reading database ... 37021 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libfreetype6 2.0.6-1 (using .../libfreetype6_2.1.5-2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libfreetype6 ... Selecting previously deselected package liblcms1. Unpacking liblcms1 (from .../liblcms1_1.10-1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libpng12-0. Unpacking libpng12-0 (from .../libpng12-0_1.2.5.0-4_i386.deb) ... Preparing to replace libtiff3g 3.5.4-5 (using .../libtiff3g_3.5.7-2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libtiff3g ... Preparing to replace libexpat1 1.95.6-4 (using .../libexpat1_1.95.6-6_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libexpat1 ... Preparing to replace xfree86-common 4.1.0-13 (using .../xfree86-common_4.2.1-12.1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement xfree86-common ... Preparing to replace xlibs 4.1.0-13 (using .../xlibs_4.2.1-12.1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement xlibs ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.2.1-12.1_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults', which is also in package xterm Analyzing /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults: drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4096 Mar 27 2001 /usr drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Oct 27 15:11 /usr/X11R6 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 27 15:11 /usr/X11R6/lib drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Oct 27 15:11 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 27 15:11 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults ERROR: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults is not a symbolic link. The package preinst script should have failed. Please report the package name, version, and the text of the above error message(s) to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Selecting previously deselected package libwmf0.2-7. Unpacking libwmf0.2-7 (from .../libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8-1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libxml2. Unpacking libxml2 (from .../libxml2_2.5.11-2_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libmagick5.5.7. Unpacking libmagick5.5.7 (from .../libmagick5.5.7_4%3a5.5.7.9-1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libbz2-dev. Unpacking libbz2-dev (from .../libbz2-dev_1.0.2-1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libexpat1-dev. Unpacking libexpat1-dev (from .../libexpat1-dev_1.95.6-6_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libfreetype6-dev. Unpacking libfreetype6-dev (from .../libfreetype6-dev_2.1.5-2_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package liblcms1-dev. Unpacking liblcms1-dev (from .../liblcms1-dev_1.10-1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libtiff3g-dev. Unpacking libtiff3g-dev (from .../libtiff3g-dev_3.5.7-2_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libpng12-dev. Unpacking libpng12-dev (from .../libpng12-dev_1.2.5.0-4_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package xlibs-dev. Unpacking xlibs-dev (from .../xlibs-dev_4.2.1-12.1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libxml2-dev. Unpacking libxml2-dev (from .../libxml2-dev_2.5.11-2_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libwmf-dev. Unpacking libwmf-dev (from .../libwmf-dev_0.2.8-1_i386.deb) ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.2.1-12.1_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) heidi:/michael# -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]