dpkg error

nixFreak · 03-02-2007, 02:50 PM

I have Ubuntu server installed on my server with VHCS

Im really new at linux, its only been a day since i started using ubuntu on my server, im trying to install Kubuntu on it, but while installing i get this error and installation stops:

Code:

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
You have new mail in /var/mail/nemesyz

plz tell me how to get rid of this problem and how to continue installation from where it stopped

10x in advance

Freak

PS. i didnt know which section to post this question in, sorry if ive posted in the wrong section.

HappyTux · 03-03-2007, 11:59 PM

Look a little higher up in the output most likely you will see that a package failed trying to overwrite a file in another one. This is a packaging error and if you do not need the package that is causing the error remove it with dpkg -P package or if it a really important package you can dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/package.deb this is not really the best idea but sometimes you have no choice.

nixFreak · 03-05-2007, 05:00 AM

10x alot for ur reply, but i removed Kubuntu Desktop now, wasnt even removing or letting me install anything, but some how i got Ubuntu Dektop to install after alot of retries, and now everything seems to be working