Re: [Freedos-user] fdnpkg - Error: Package contains a file...

2024-09-01 Thread Roger via Freedos-user
After manually removing and manually installing the previously stated package name using fdnpkg tool, still was getting the error. However, upon rebooting and then running fdnpkg checkupdates, now seeing zero packages needing updating. So somehow it magically fixed itself. Looks like I'm good to

Re: [Freedos-user] fdnpkg - Error: Package contains a file...

2024-09-01 Thread Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user
I do recall there was at least one package that was on the 1.3 install media that contained some erroneous files. This was not a problem during installation. But, it could cause a file collision with other packages. I forget which package that was. Also, I have seen that sometimes FDNPKG would

Re: [Freedos-user] fdnpkg - Error: Package contains a file...

2024-08-31 Thread Roger via Freedos-user
Although I've just successfully updated a clean install FD13 LiveCD image (with all packages, no sources) using fdnpkg, only one of the many packages failed. Oddly with the same error first mentioned on this thread! nethack, local version 3.4.3a updating to 3.6.7 again, only stdout or a prompt st

Re: [Freedos-user] fdnpkg - Error: Package contains a file...

2024-08-31 Thread Roger via Freedos-user
Just installed freedos using the typical recommended FD13-livecd media image within qemu, and no problems with fdnpkg echoing "removing..." and then "installing ..." updates. Since I had no prior knowledge of fdnpkg stdout, I did not even notice the missing "removing ..." stdout. I do not think I

Re: [Freedos-user] fdnpkg - Error: Package contains a file...

2024-08-31 Thread Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user
> On Aug 31, 2024, at 11:54 PM, Roger via Freedos-user > wrote: > [..] > Yikies that was a long typed-up explanation post! Yup, LOL. Long posts are a great way to avoid playing “20 questions”. :-) > > However, read threw it and as soon as I realized fdnpkg should have been > removing packag

Re: [Freedos-user] fdnpkg - Error: Package contains a file...

2024-08-31 Thread Roger via Freedos-user
> On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 11:23:28PM -0400, Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user > wrote: > > >> On Aug 31, 2024, at 9:11 PM, Roger via Freedos-user >> wrote: >> >> Using FreeDOS 13, first installed within Qemu (host Linux) using FreeDOS >> Full USB image, and getting the following error with fdnpkg:

Re: [Freedos-user] fdnpkg - Error: Package contains a file...

2024-08-31 Thread Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user
> On Aug 31, 2024, at 9:11 PM, Roger via Freedos-user > wrote: > > Using FreeDOS 13, first installed within Qemu (host Linux) using FreeDOS > Full USB image, and getting the following error with fdnpkg: > > c:\ fdnpkg update > > "Error: Package contains a file that already exists locally:"

[Freedos-user] fdnpkg - Error: Package contains a file...

2024-08-31 Thread Roger via Freedos-user
Using FreeDOS 13, first installed within Qemu (host Linux) using FreeDOS Full USB image, and getting the following error with fdnpkg: c:\ fdnpkg update "Error: Package contains a file that already exists locally:" If I'm not mistaken, fdnpkg will not automatically upgrade already installed pac