I was installing

sudo apt-get install kdelibs4-dev kdelibs4 libaspell15,

I got a series of unmet dependencies added additional packages to
install and it continued then bombed and suggested

apt-get -f install

which I ran using sudo a series of times.

Finally I recieved:

(Reading database ... 107232 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kontact-plugins (from .../kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb) ..
.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i
386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kontactknt.so', which is also in pack
age kontact
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I did a

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -f install

and still get the same error.

How do I fix it, I apparently downloaded most of KDE (234M), over
dialup.  I was only initially after development packages, because
I couldn't compile kolf and kmodemlights, I know I saw kolf in
the list of packages, I think I saw kmodemlights.  I'm uncertain
what Kontact is, and could probably live without it.

But I'd like to be able to use the latest version of KDE, and I
definately don't want apt fsck'd.  Suggestions on either front
gratefully accepted.

TIA,

Michael C.
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Michael C. wrote:

> I was installing
>
> sudo apt-get install kdelibs4-dev kdelibs4 libaspell15,
>
> I got a series of unmet dependencies added additional packages to
> install and it continued then bombed and suggested

What happened when you say it "bombed" ? The error messages would be very
useful in locating the problem.

>
> apt-get -f install
>
> which I ran using sudo a series of times.
>
> Finally I recieved:
>
> (Reading database ... 107232 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking kontact-plugins (from .../kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb)
> ... dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kontactknt.so', which is also in
>  package kontact

This is because you are trying to neglect dependencies.

That is generally a very bad idea.

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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:09:16 -0400,
Madhusudan Singh <spammers-go-here@spam.invalid> wrote:
>  Michael C. wrote:
> 
>
>  What happened when you say it "bombed" ? The error messages would be very
>  useful in locating the problem.

See immediately below.
> 
>
>  This is because you are trying to neglect dependencies.
>
>  That is generally a very bad idea.

That is the command that apt suggests to fix a borked apt-get.

Okay, I ran

sudo dpkg --purge --remove-depends kontact kontact-plugins \
kdeaddons kdepim

followed by

$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
kdeaddons kdepim kontact kontact-plugins
The following NEW packages will be installed:
kdeaddons kdepim kontact kontact-plugins
0 packages upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 491  not upgraded.
372 packages not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/1435kB of archives. After unpacking 3060kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.

How do I tell apt to forget about adding those packages? So apt
is usable again.

TIA,

Michael C.
--
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Michael C. wrote:
 
>
> That is the command that apt suggests to fix a borked apt-get.

apt-get should not bomb in the first place.

>
> Okay, I ran
>
> sudo dpkg --purge --remove-depends kontact kontact-plugins \
> kdeaddons kdepim

My man page does not say anything about the --remove-depends option. I
assume you are trying to purge (remove all config files for these 4
packages).

>
> followed by
>
> $ sudo apt-get -f install

I do not understand. What are you trying to install ?

The usual syntax is apt-get install <packagename>

See the man page :

install
install is followed by one or more packages desired for
installation.  Each  package is a package name, not a fully qualified
filename (for instance, in a  Debian  GNU/Linux  system,
libc6 would  be  the  argument  provided,  not libc6_1.9.6-2.deb) All
packages required by the package(s) specified for
installation will also be retrieved and installed.

...


If no package matches the given expression and the expression
contains one of '.', '?' or '*' then it is  assumed  to  be  a
POSIX  regular  expression,  and  it is applied to all package
names in the database. Any matches are then installed (or re-
moved). Note that matching is done by substring so 'lo.*'
matches 'how-lo' and 'lowest'. If this is  undesired,  anchor  the
regular expression with a '^' or '$' character, or create a
more specific regular expression.


For instance if you are trying to install kdeaddons :

apt-get install kdeaddons

This will check the dependencies and the download and install all required
packages.

>
> How do I tell apt to forget about adding those packages? So apt
> is usable again.
>

If some other package depends upon these packages, it would be extremely
unwise to even attempt what you are saying above.

Going back to your original post :

"How do I fix it, I apparently downloaded most of KDE (234M), over
dialup.__I _was_ only _initially _after _development_ packages,_because
I couldn't compile kolf and kmodemlights, I know I saw kolf in
the list of packages, I think I saw kmodemlights.__I'm_uncertain
what Kontact is, and could probably live without it."

Development packages have dependencies. For instance kdelibs-dev would
depend upon kdelibs (usually).

To do what you are trying to do (install kolf and kmodemlights) :

apt-get install kolf
apt-get install kmodemlights

That is all.

Let is download and install whatever it needs to (that is the entire magic
of using apt-get - you do not need to babysit the dependency checking
business). As to kontact :

งป apt-cache search kontact | grep "kontact"
kontact - KDE pim application
kontact-plugins - plugins for Kontact, the KDE groupware client

Its your pim application. Its a pretty useful tool to have (probably
integrates with kmail, korganizer, kaddressbook, kpilot, etc.).

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On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 13:10:24 -0400,
Madhusudan Singh <spammers-go-here@spam.invalid> wrote:
>  Michael C. wrote:
> 
>
>  apt-get should not bomb in the first place.

Agreed, but it can, and did.
 
>
>  My man page does not say anything about the --remove-depends option. I
>  assume you are trying to purge (remove all config files for these 4
>  packages).

I was.

> 
>
>  I do not understand. What are you trying to install ?

The command is suggested by apt-get when something fails and you
are left in an inconsistent state.  (It was suggested by the
error message)
 
>
>  If some other package depends upon these packages, it would be extremely
>  unwise to even attempt what you are saying above.

The packages were listed as extra packages to be installed, not
dependencies.

>  Development packages have dependencies. For instance kdelibs-dev would
>  depend upon kdelibs (usually).
>
>  To do what you are trying to do (install kolf and kmodemlights) :
>
>  apt-get install kolf
>  apt-get install kmodemlights

The packages weren't available for my current version of KDE.  I
didn't have the development packages installed, and when I used
apt-get install, It started telling me about broken packages.  I
added the packages suggested.  It downloaded what it needed to
upgrade me to KDE 3.3.  Then it had trouble installing when
downloaded.

>  Let is download and install whatever it needs to (that is the entire magi
c
>  of using apt-get - you do not need to babysit the dependency checking
>  business). As to kontact :

While I haven't seen better than apt, it does have problems on
occasion.  I probably shouldn't be playing with unstable, but
I'm not sure if I can just switch to testing without a major
upgrade, if it would work at all.

>  งป apt-cache search kontact | grep "kontact"

Useful.

>  kontact - KDE pim application
>  kontact-plugins - plugins for Kontact, the KDE groupware client
>
>  Its your pim application. Its a pretty useful tool to have (probably
>  integrates with kmail, korganizer, kaddressbook, kpilot, etc.).

I wouldn't have needed it, but thanks.

I found a useful link:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...-8&newwindow=1&
safe=off& threadm=handler.78111.D78111.9753328002907.ackdone
%40bugs.debian.org&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3D%2522dpkg-deb
 %253A%2520subprocess%2520paste%2520kille
d%2520by%2520signal
 %2520(Broken%2520pipe)%2522%26num%3D20%2
6hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie
%3DUTF- 8%26newwindow%3D1%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%
26tab%3Dwg

or

http://tinyurl.com/5u8jm

which suggests using

dpkg --force-overwrite [broken packages]

Using:

sudo dpkg --install --force-overwrite kontact.deb \
kontact-plugins.deb # actually used full file names
sudo apt-get -f install

got me back to a consistent state, and installed KDE 3.3.

Thank you,

Michael C.
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"Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time
to reform." - Mark Twain

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"Michael C." <mcsuper5@usol.com> writes:

> I was installing
>
> sudo apt-get install kdelibs4-dev kdelibs4 libaspell15,
>
> I got a series of unmet dependencies added additional packages to
> install and it continued then bombed and suggested
>
> apt-get -f install
>
> which I ran using sudo a series of times.
>
> Finally I recieved:
>
> (Reading database ... 107232 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking kontact-plugins (from .../kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb) 
..
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2
_i386.deb (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kontactknt.so', which is also in p
ackage kontact
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/kontact-plugins_4%3a3.2.3-2_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

This is a known bug. See
<http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=268892>

There are a couple of things you could do. If you don't need the full
KDE package, you could remove the kde and kdepim meta-packages. This
should handle the dependencies.

Otherwise, a somewhat more dangerous option (though I've never had any
problems with it) is to add the line:

Options {"--force-overwrite";};

to the DPkg section in /etc/apt/apt.conf.

The output of `dpkg -C' is also useful to diagnose dpkg installation
problems.

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On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 19:27:57 +0000, Michael C. wrote:

<...>

> While I haven't seen better than apt, it does have problems on occasion.

Next time you could try using aptitude, which allows you easily to check
dependencies.

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