Hi;

I am a newbie ( via knoppix ) so please don't get pissed for the huge shell dump below, I do not know what is relevent information.

Anyway, I went to install something and got told by apt-get to do "apt-get -f install" to resolve some dependcy issues.

apt-get went and got the libs, but could not install them, telling it could not overwrite them and that "broken pipes" were preventing resolution.

Agian, the output is below.

I have no idea where even to begin looking to fix these issues.

This happened a week after installing gnome 2.4 and the latest kde available in unstable.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Steve
root@Wisdom:/home/steve# apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libice6 libsm6 libx11-6 libxext6 libxi6 libxmu6 libxmuu1 libxp6 libxpm4
libxrandr2 libxt6 libxtrap6 libxtst6 libxv1
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libice6 libsm6 libx11-6 libxext6 libxi6 libxmu6 libxmuu1 libxp6 libxpm4
libxrandr2 libxt6 libxtrap6 libxtst6 libxv1
0 upgraded, 14 newly installed, 0 to remove and 809 not upgraded.
48 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/2591kB of archives.
After unpacking 5652kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 137370 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libice6 (from .../libice6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libice6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpac
k):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6.3', which is also in package xl
ibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libsm6 (from .../libsm6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libsm6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpack
):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6.0', which is also in package xli
bs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libx11-6 (from .../libx11-6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpa
ck):
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_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxext6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpa
ck):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6.4', which is also in package x
libs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxi6 (from .../libxi6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxi6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpack
):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXi.so.6.0', which is also in package xli
bs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxt6 (from .../libxt6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxt6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpack
):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6.0', which is also in package xli
bs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxmu6 (from .../libxmu6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxmu6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpac
k):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6.2', which is also in package xl
ibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxmuu1 (from .../libxmuu1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxmuu1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpa
ck):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmuu.so.1.0', which is also in package x
libs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxp6 (from .../libxp6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxp6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpack
):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6.2', which is also in package xli
bs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxpm4 (from .../libxpm4_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxpm4_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpac
k):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4.11', which is also in package x
libs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxrandr2 (from .../libxrandr2_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxrandr2_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--un
pack):
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_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxtrap6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unp
ack):
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_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxtst6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpa
ck):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXtst.so.6.1', which is also in package x
libs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxv1 (from .../libxv1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpack
):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXv.so.1.0', which is also in package xli
bs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libice6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libsm6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxext6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb

dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxmu6 (from .../libxmu6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxmu6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpac
k):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6.2', which is also in package xl
ibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxmuu1 (from .../libxmuu1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxmuu1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpa
ck):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmuu.so.1.0', which is also in package x
libs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxp6 (from .../libxp6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxp6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpack
):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6.2', which is also in package xli
bs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxpm4 (from .../libxpm4_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxpm4_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpac
k):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4.11', which is also in package x
libs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxrandr2 (from .../libxrandr2_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxrandr2_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--un
pack):
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_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxtrap6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unp
ack):
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_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxtst6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpa
ck):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXtst.so.6.1', which is also in package x
libs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxv1 (from .../libxv1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpack
):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXv.so.1.0', which is also in package xli
bs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libice6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libsm6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxext6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb

dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxmu6 (from .../libxmu6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxmu6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpac
k):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6.2', which is also in package xl
ibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxmuu1 (from .../libxmuu1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxmuu1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpa
ck):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmuu.so.1.0', which is also in package x
libs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxp6 (from .../libxp6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxp6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpack
):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6.2', which is also in package xli
bs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxpm4 (from .../libxpm4_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxpm4_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpac
k):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4.11', which is also in package x
libs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxrandr2 (from .../libxrandr2_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxrandr2_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--un
pack):
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_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxtrap6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unp
ack):
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_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxtst6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpa
ck):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXtst.so.6.1', which is also in package x
libs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libxv1 (from .../libxv1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb (--unpack
):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXv.so.1.0', which is also in package xli
bs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libice6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libsm6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxext6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxi6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxt6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxmu6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxmuu1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxp6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxpm4_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxrandr2_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxtrap6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxtst6_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0-2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)