Package: xserver-xfree86 Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 This problem has been around for quite a while. I'm surprised it hasn't been fixed yet.
Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 126689 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace xserver-xfree86 4.3.0-0ds2.0.0woody2 (using .../xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-8_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement xserver-xfree86 ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-8_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/bin/gtf', which is also in package xbase-clients dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #1 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #2 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #3 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #4 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #5 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #6 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #7 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #8 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #9 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #10 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #11 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #12 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #13 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #14 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #15 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #16 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #17 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #18 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #19 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #20 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #21 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #22 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #23 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #24 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #25 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #26 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #27 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #28 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #29 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #30 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #31 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #32 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #33 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #34 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #35 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #37 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #38 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #39 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #40 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #41 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_choices', in stanza #42 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/ xserver-xfree86.templates debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #42 of /var/lib/dpkg/i nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates Wrote X server configuration to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-8_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
