[NMLUG] apt-get errors

[timothyemerick at yahoo.com (Tim Emerick)]

Thanks Matt.  That did the trick.

Tim

--- Matt Rechkemmer <tiberius@freeshell.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 02, 2004 at 03:04:55PM -0800, Tim Emerick wrote:
> > 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:~#
> 
> Hi Tim,
> 
> Here's what I did to fix that error.  Kill X and drop back to one of the
> virtual consoles, then as root, do:
> 
> # mv /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h ~
> # apt-get -f install
> 
> apt-get will replace Xft.h with the appropriate version, and all will be
> happy
> in the world.  Let me know if this helps.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt
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