On Mon, Dec 20, 1999 at 10:00:37PM +0100, peter karlsson wrote: > > Preparing to replace base-files 2.1.10 (using .../base-files_2.1.11_all.deb) > ...Unpacking replacement base-files ... > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_2.1.11_all.deb > (--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/etc/inputrc', which is also in package libreadlineg2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_2.1.11_all.deb > E: Sub-process returned an error code (1) >
Piece of cake just manually install base-files with dpkg -i --force-overwrite <packagename.deb> And the rest of your upgrade will be all good. -- Ben Lutgens (resume available at http://contractor.computerwork.com/index.cfm?blutgens) "There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the universe. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein