Broken kdelibs-data updating knoppix 3.3 Ideas anyone?

apt-get updating the kde packages a to 4.3.2.2-2 has resulted in kdelibs-data breaking. The output from fix broken is:

Code:

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(Reading database ... 96276 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace kdelibs-data 4:3.1.5-1 (using .../kdelibs-data_4%3a3.2.2-2_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kdelibs-data ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs-data_4%3a3.2.2-2_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.desktop', which is also in package openoffice-de-en
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)

Failed to apply all changes! Scroll in this buffer to see what went wrong

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My guess is that I need to uninstall openoffice-de-en (and maybe install from another source) before I can fix kde.

Anyone else got any better ideas?
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TimW

Use dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs-data_4%3a3.2.2-2_all.deb as root and that will force the overwrite the file.

Is using dpkg --force-overwrite likely to cause apt issues in the future?

Hrm...

Quote:

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Preparing to replace kdelibs-data 4:3.1.5-1 (using .../kdelibs-data_4%3a3.2.2-2_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kdelibs-data ...
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.desktop', which is also in package openoffice-de-en
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.desktop', which is also in package openoffice-de-en
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.desktop', which is also in package openoffice-de-en
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/mimelnk/application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.desktop', which is also in package openoffice-de-en
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kdelibs-data:
kdelibs-data depends on hicolor-icon-theme; however:
Package hicolor-icon-theme is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing kdelibs-data (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
kdelibs-data

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openoffice-de-en is a compressed version made for knoppix, its best to get the actual package.

try:
apt-get remove openoffice-de-en
apt-get install kdelibs-data

then you apt-get openoffice again if u like...

I tried that (about an hour ago).
It wanted to uninstall kde completely...

I've fixed (gotten around) the issue by doing a dist-upgrade rather than update of packages.

Thanks for the suggestions.

TimW