[Debian-in-workers] resolving package conflicts?

[Jaldhar H. Vyas]

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Guntupalli Karunakar wrote:

> Hi,
>
> was doing a apt-get install kde gnome openoffice.org   ( on a
> debootstrapped setup )
>
> Selecting previously deselected package kontact.
> (Reading database ... 77821 files and directories currently
> installed.)
> Unpacking kontact (from .../kontact_4%3a3.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking kontact-plugins (from
> .../kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb) ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kontactknt.so', which is also
> in package kontact
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> Whats the solution?
>
> apt-get -f install doesnt help much too
>

Is this sid or sarge?  You appear to have a mix of kde 3.2.3 and 3.3.0 so
it seems to be sid.  Sid appears to be in one of its temporary
periods of brokenness right now but while you are waiting, you can work
around it by doing

# dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb

then

# dpkg --configure -a

and

# apt-get -f install

in order to get everything sane again.

-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar@debian.org>
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