[vox-tech] apt-get -f install fails to work

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On 08/06/2013 10:03 AM, Hai Yi wrote:
> Hello there:
>
> I use ubuntu 12.10 and I use "apt-get -f install" to install the
> dependencies. I ran into this recently:
>
> Unpacking libsvga1:amd64 (from .../libsvga1_1%3a1.4.3-33_amd64.deb) ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libsvga1_1%3a1.4.3-33_amd64.deb (--unpack):
>   trying to overwrite shared '/etc/vga/dvorak-us.keymap', which is
> different from other instances of package libsvga1:amd64
> No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
>                                                                dpkg-deb:
> error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>   /var/cache/apt/archives/libsvga1_1%3a1.4.3-33_amd64.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>
> I did some google and there used to be a bug triggering the error but
> seemed fixed.
>
> I don't know why this happened and what the solution might be, please
> kindly help.
>

Hi,

It seems that you have a broken package. Try to:

apt-get clean
apt-get update
apt-get -f install


Best,

> Hai
>
>
>
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