[nmglug] apt-get errors

[Jason Davis]

try
dpkg --purge --force-all libxft2

then

apt-get -f install

then 

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

good luck
jd


On Fri, 2004-04-02 at 16:04, Tim Emerick wrote:
> I am having difficulties with apt-get on my Debian 3.0/unstable machine. 
> 
> I was doing an "apt-get dist-upgrade" via ssh. My remote PC locked up and
> the ssh tunnel closed. I created a new tunnel and did an "apt-get
> dist-upgrade" and apt-get choked. Told me to try "apt-get -f install" which
> I did but it is still choking.  Here's the output.  Please help.
> 
> debian:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
> 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:
>   libxft-dev: Depends: libxft2 (= 2.1.2-5) but 2.1.2-6 is installed
> E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
> debian:~# apt-get -f install
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> Correcting dependencies... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
>   libxft-dev
> The following packages will be upgraded:
>   libxft-dev
> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 148 not upgraded.
> 174 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B/60.2kB of archives.
> After unpacking 4096B disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> (Reading database ... 52203 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace libxft-dev 2.1.2-5 (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
> 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)
> debian:~#
> 
> 
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