dpkg --force-overwrite -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libao2_0.8.0-1_i386.deb
On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Erik Steffl wrote: > there is a problem with libao2 trying to overwrite a library that >libao0 also provides and no matter what I do it doesn't want to finish >upgrading (or install/remove any packages), here's the error message I >get when I do upgrade: > >jojda:/home/erik# apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade >... snipped normal messages... >Building Dependency Tree... Done >You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these. >Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: > vorbis-tools: Depends: libao2 (>= 0.8.0-1) but it is not installed >E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f. > > when I use -f it does not help: > >jojda:/home/erik# apt-get -f install >Reading Package Lists... Done >Building Dependency Tree... Done >Correcting dependencies... Done >The following extra packages will be installed: > libao2 >The following NEW packages will be installed: > libao2 >0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 127 not >upgraded. >1 packages not fully installed or removed. >Need to get 0B/17.3kB of archives. After unpacking 135kB will be used. >Do you want to continue? [Y/n] >(Reading database ... 99926 files and directories currently installed.) >Unpacking libao2 (from .../libao2_0.8.0-1_i386.deb) ... >dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libao2_0.8.0-1_i386.deb >(--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/ao/libalsa.so', which is also in package >libao0 >Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/libao2_0.8.0-1_i386.deb >E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > when I try to install or remove packages with or without -f (the >libao0/2 packages) it gives the same error. How to get out of this? > > TIA > > erik > > > -- FINE, I take it back: UNfuck you! Who is John Galt? [EMAIL PROTECTED], that's who!