dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)

I am getting the following error message:

dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libsm6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxext6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxi6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxt6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxmu6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxmuu1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxp6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxpm4_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxrandr2_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxtrap6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxtst6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Are you out of disc space?

df -h

If you still have room left try this:

apt-get -f install

Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda1 36G 2.3G 32G 7% /
/dev/root.old 2.2M 341K 1.8M 16% /initrd

Already tried apt-get -f install

Thanks.

This is the result of an apt-get -f install:

root@reno:/home/caro# apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libsm6 libx11-6 libxext6 libxi6 libxmu6 libxmuu1 libxp6 libxpm4 libxrandr2
libxt6 libxtrap6 libxtst6 libxv1
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libsm6 libx11-6 libxext6 libxi6 libxmu6 libxmuu1 libxp6 libxpm4 libxrandr2
libxt6 libxtrap6 libxtst6 libxv1
0 upgraded, 13 newly installed, 0 to remove and 813 not upgraded.
17 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/2639kB of archives.
After unpacking 5571kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 114040 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libsm6 (from .../libsm6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libsm6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libx11-6 (from .../libx11-6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/lib/common/ximcp.so.2', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxext6 (from .../libxext6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxext6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6.4', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxi6 (from .../libxi6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxi6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXi.so.6.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxv1 (from .../libxv1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXv.so.1.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxt6 (from .../libxt6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxt6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxmu6 (from .../libxmu6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxmu6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6.2', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxmuu1 (from .../libxmuu1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxmuu1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmuu.so.1.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxp6 (from .../libxp6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxp6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6.2', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxpm4 (from .../libxpm4_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxpm4_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4.11', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxrandr2 (from .../libxrandr2_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxrandr2_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXrandr.so.2.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxtrap6 (from .../libxtrap6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxtrap6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXTrap.so.6.4', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxtst6 (from .../libxtst6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxtst6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXtst.so.6.1', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libsm6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxext6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxi6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxt6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxmu6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxmuu1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxp6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxpm4_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxrandr2_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxtrap6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxtst6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Quote:

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Originally Posted by FelixDzerzhinsky

This is the result of an apt-get -f install:

root@reno:/home/caro# apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libsm6 libx11-6 libxext6 libxi6 libxmu6 libxmuu1 libxp6 libxpm4 libxrandr2
libxt6 libxtrap6 libxtst6 libxv1
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libsm6 libx11-6 libxext6 libxi6 libxmu6 libxmuu1 libxp6 libxpm4 libxrandr2
libxt6 libxtrap6 libxtst6 libxv1
0 upgraded, 13 newly installed, 0 to remove and 813 not upgraded.
17 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/2639kB of archives.
After unpacking 5571kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 114040 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libsm6 (from .../libsm6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libsm6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libx11-6 (from .../libx11-6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/lib/common/ximcp.so.2', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxext6 (from .../libxext6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxext6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6.4', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxi6 (from .../libxi6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxi6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXi.so.6.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxv1 (from .../libxv1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXv.so.1.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxt6 (from .../libxt6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxt6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxmu6 (from .../libxmu6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxmu6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6.2', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxmuu1 (from .../libxmuu1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxmuu1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmuu.so.1.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxp6 (from .../libxp6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxp6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6.2', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxpm4 (from .../libxpm4_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxpm4_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4.11', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxrandr2 (from .../libxrandr2_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxrandr2_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXrandr.so.2.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxtrap6 (from .../libxtrap6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxtrap6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXTrap.so.6.4', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxtst6 (from .../libxtst6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxtst6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXtst.so.6.1', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libsm6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxext6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxi6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxt6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxmu6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxmuu1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxp6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxpm4_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxrandr2_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxtrap6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxtst6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Use cd /var/cache/apt/archives then dpkg -i --force-overwrite libsm6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb libx11-6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb libxext6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb ... with every package listed at the bottom of the output above on the line then dpkg --configure -a to configure all the packages that were missed when the error occurred.

I may have found a solution:

dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/libxmuu1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb

and so on for all of:

/var/cache/apt/archives/libsm6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxext6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxi6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxt6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxmu6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxmuu1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxp6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxpm4_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxrandr2_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxtrap6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxtst6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb

If that doesn't work I'll try Stephen's solution.

My method worked. But thanks Stephen and the others. Apt-get is working normally now.

I did have one problem. When I restarted later that day after the upgrade ypbind was stuck on. There is a separate Message for that in the forum.

The KDM would not log me or my girlfreind on our user accounts as default. It just kept bouncing back to the kdm login screen. If this happens to you try clicking on kde3 or (your favourite window manager. That worked for us.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by FelixDzerzhinsky

My method worked. But thanks Stephen and the others. Apt-get is working normally now.

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Your method was the same as Stephens. ;) It is a very common use of apt.

So it was. I need glasses!

Quote:

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Originally Posted by FelixDzerzhinsky

So it was. I need glasses!

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You and me both. :)