On Sat, 24 Mar 2018, Sven Joachim wrote: > Am 24.03.2018 um 21:09 schrieb Sven-Haegar Koch: > > > Package: x11proto-dev > > Version: 2018.4-3 > > Severity: normal > > > > Dear Maintainer, > > > > Error while trying to install as part of a dist-upgrade: > > > > Selecting previously unselected package x11proto-dev. > > Preparing to unpack .../158-x11proto-dev_2018.4-3_all.deb ... > > Unpacking x11proto-dev (2018.4-3) ... > > dpkg: error processing archive > > /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-8XuetG/158-x11proto-dev_2018.4-3_all.deb (--unpack): > > trying to overwrite '/usr/include/X11/extensions/xf86misc.h', which is > > also in package x11proto-xf86misc-dev 0.9.3-2 > > dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe) > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-8XuetG/158-x11proto-dev_2018.4-3_all.deb > > > > Looks like this package needs some conflicts/replaces. > > Either that, or it should not ship the files which used to be in > x11proto-xf86misc-dev. There is a reason why x11proto-xf86misc-dev has > been removed from Debian almost six years ago[1]. > > In the meantime, get rid of x11proto-xf86misc-dev and other obsolete > junk on your system(s).
Thanks! That fixed my install. These leftover packages just happen, Debian unstable is too good to survive for years and years just doing "apt-get dist-upgrade" and "apt-get autoremove" without any reinstalls, even when moving to new hardware I just restore a backup of the older machine there ;) c'ya sven-haegar -- Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. - Ben F.