Package Manager problems

[Florian Diesch]

Govind <sgovind at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am running the following,
>
>  Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, 2.6.24-21-386 #1 i686.
>
> I recently tried updating and it fails to update kdelibs-data.
> I get the following error:
>
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs-data_4%3a3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1_all.deb
> (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite
> `/usr/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.rn-realmedia.desktop', which is
> also in package realplay
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs-data_4%3a3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1_all.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kdelibs4c2a:
>  kdelibs4c2a depends on kdelibs-data (>> 4:3.5.10); however:
>   Package kdelibs-data is not installed.
>  kdelibs4c2a depends on kdelibs-data (<< 4:3.5.11); however:
>   Package kdelibs-data is not installed.
> dpkg: error processing kdelibs4c2a (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
>
> I tried removing kdelibs as well and also tried forcing an install
> however with success.
> I have realplayer installed seperately from the real website.
> I moved that file ($PWD/vnd.rn-realmedia.desktop) but still there is
> no effect.

The package database still has an entry for this file so removing the
file doesn't help.


> I also do not have any realplay process running while the package
> manager is running
> (checked using ps -ef | grep realplay)
>
> Any pointers will be very much appreciated.

dpkg-divert could help, see "man dpkg-divert"


   Florian
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