[Debian-ppc64-devel] broken packages : util-linux && coreutils

[Sven Luther]

On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 07:08:47PM +0200, denis r wrote:
> util-linux is broken : missing dmesg
> 
> util-linux:
>   Installed: 2.12p-4.0.0.1.gcc4
>   Candidate: 2.12p-4.0.0.1.gcc4
>   Version table:
>  *** 2.12p-4.0.0.1.gcc4 0
>         500 http://debian-ppc64.alioth.debian.org unstable/main Packages
>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 
> 
> coreutils install problem :
> 
> Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
> (Reading database ... 29170 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace coreutils 5.2.1-2 (using
> .../coreutils_5.2.1-2_amd64.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement coreutils ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/coreutils_5.2.1-2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/kill.1.gz', which is also in
> package procps
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/coreutils_5.2.1-2_amd64.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I wonder though why you post on the powerpc 64bit mailing list and not on the
amd64 one for this kind of stuff ?

Friendly,

Sven Luther