Re: Problem installing a package with dpkg

[George Bonser <grep@shorelink.com>]

On Sun, 28 Jun 1998, Katharine Osborne wrote:

> 
> I've been through all the man/--help pages and I
> have no idea how to fix/avoid this. If you have
> any suggestions, please email me.
> 
> thanks in advance.

Download the package and install it manually with a --force overwrite
option like this:

dpkg -i --force overwrite <package.deb>

And that should do it.



George Bonser

Microsoft! Which end of the stick do you want today?


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