apt-get stuck on libsane-extras
 

Apt-get is trying to install libsane-extras but it says:

npacking libsane-extras (from .../libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man5/sane-epkowa.5.gz', which is
also in package iscan dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal
(Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb E: Sub-process
/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


I've tried apt-get -f install and I've manually deleted
/usr/share/mam/man5/sane-epkowa.5.gz but no improvement.
I don't want to try purging sane because I need to be able to send faxes
and if I can't reinstall it I shall be stuck.

Any suggestions of what to try?

Anthony

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apt-get stuck on libsane-extras
 

On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 09:18:44 +0000, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> Apt-get is trying to install libsane-extras but it says:
>
> npacking libsane-extras (from .../libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb) ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man5/sane-epkowa.5.gz', which is
> also in package iscan dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal
> (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb E: Sub-process
> /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>
> I've tried apt-get -f install and I've manually deleted
> /usr/share/mam/man5/sane-epkowa.5.gz but no improvement.
> I don't want to try purging sane because I need to be able to send faxes
> and if I can't reinstall it I shall be stuck.
>
> Any suggestions of what to try?

dpkg --force-overwrite -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb

apt-get install -f

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apt-get stuck on libsane-extras
 

On 10 Jan 2008, Florian Kulzer wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 09:18:44 +0000, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> > Apt-get is trying to install libsane-extras but it says:
> >
> > npacking libsane-extras (from .../libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb) ...
> > dpkg: error processing
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb (--unpack):
> > trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man5/sane-epkowa.5.gz', which is
> > also in package iscan dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal
> > (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing:
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb E: Sub-process
> > /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> >
> >
> > I've tried apt-get -f install and I've manually deleted
> > /usr/share/mam/man5/sane-epkowa.5.gz but no improvement.
> > I don't want to try purging sane because I need to be able to send faxes
> > and if I can't reinstall it I shall be stuck.
> >
> > Any suggestions of what to try?
>
> dpkg --force-overwrite -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libsane-extras_1.0.18.15_i386.deb
>
> apt-get install -f
>

Thanks - that's fixed it!

Anthony

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