On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 08:42:46PM -0400, Ryan Waye wrote: > Stefan O'Rear wrote: > >On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 05:52:13PM -0400, Ryan Waye wrote: > >>/var/cache/apt/archives/perl-base_5.8.4-2.2_i386.deb (--unpack): > >>trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/perl/5.8', which is also in package > >>libclass-multimethods-perl > >>Errors were encountered while processing: > >>/var/cache/apt/archives/perl-base_5.8.4-2.2_i386.deb > >>E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > >> > >>Is it a broken package, or somthing else? > > > > > >Does removing/purging libclass-multimethods-perl help? > > > Via apt-get remove libclass-multimethods-perl I get this: > > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > kdelibs4: Depends: kdelibs-bin (= 4:3.3.0-1.1) but 4:3.3.0-1 is to be > installed > libperl5.8: Depends: perl-base (= 5.8.4-2.2) but 5.8.4-2 is to be > installed > libquantum-superpositions-perl: Depends: libclass-multimethods-perl > but it isnot going to be installed > perl: Depends: perl-base (= 5.8.4-2.2) but 5.8.4-2 is to be installed > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or > specify a s olution).
I was thinking of: dpkg --remove libquantum-superpositions-perl dpkg --remove libclass-multimethods-perl since apt is stuck. Remember - no apt = fix deps yourself. -- The world's most effective spam filter: ln -sf /dev/full /var/mail/$USER -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]