[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Goswin and friends - > > On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 02:15:29PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> >> You might want to try --force-overwrite. > > That option is not documented in my apt-get man page.
Because it is an option for dpkg. >> > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.6-7_amd64.deb >> > (--unpack): >> > trying to overwrite `/usr/lib64', which is also in package uml-utilities >> >> This I believe is a dpkg bug. I'm not sure what needs to be done to >> circumvent this bug or if the only option is to fix dpkg for this >> case. It is an odd bug that I haven't had time to figure out yet. >> >> What does "grep usr/lib64 /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list" say? > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/libc6.list:/usr/lib64 > /var/lib/dpkg/info/uml-utilities.list:/usr/lib64 > /var/lib/dpkg/info/uml-utilities.list:/usr/lib64/uml > /var/lib/dpkg/info/uml-utilities.list:/usr/lib64/uml/port-helper That looks ok. It is the same odd behaviour I noticed so the same bug. >> Your system is in an inconsitent state. > > I noticed. :-( > >> You do have to follow the >> suggestion and run "apt-get -f install" or dpkg to fix the problem >> before normal apt operations can resume again. > > I didn't give that as an example, but the results are no different > from the ones I showed: > > # apt-get -f install > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Correcting dependencies...Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > libc6 > Suggested packages: > glibc-doc > The following packages will be upgraded: > libc6 > 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 183 not upgraded. > 2 not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0B/4074kB of archives. > After unpacking 5796kB disk space will be freed. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y > Reading package fields... Done > Reading package status... Done > Retrieving bug reports... Done > Reading changelogs... Done > (Reading database ... 50432 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.6-4 (using .../libc6_2.3.6-7_amd64.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement libc6 ... > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.6-7_amd64.deb > (--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/usr/lib64', which is also in package uml-utilities > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.6-7_amd64.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > # > > - Larry dpkg --force-overwrite -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.6-7_amd64.deb MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]