Package: libxft-dev Version: 2.1.2-4 Severity: important Upgrading libxft-dev fails, refusing to replace Xft.h file.
I think the following messages are self explanatory. It is has been going for two three days now. (Reading database ... 134507 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libxft-dev 2.1.2-4 (using .../libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb) ... diversion of /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h to /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h by libxft-dev Removing `diversion of /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h to /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h by libxft-dev' dpkg-divert: rename involves overwriting `/usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h' with different file `/usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h', not allowed dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 Preparing to replace openoffice.org-l10n-en 1.1.1-4 (using .../openoffice.org-l10n-en_1.1.2-3_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-l10n-en ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Ack! Something bad happened while installing packages. Trying to recover: Please feel free to ask if further info is required. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.26 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 Versions of packages libxft-dev depends on: ii libc6-dev [libc-dev] 2.3.2.ds1-16 GNU C Library: Development Librari ii libfontconfig1-dev 2.2.3-1 generic font configuration library ii libfreetype6-dev 2.1.7-2.2 FreeType 2 font engine, developmen ii libxft2 2.1.2-6 FreeType-based font drawing librar ii libxrender-dev 0.8.3-4 X Rendering Extension client libra ii pkg-config 0.15.0-3 Manage compile and link flags for ii xlibs-dev 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 X Window System client library dev ii zlib1g-dev [libz-dev] 1:1.2.1-3 compression library - development -- no debconf information