kde4 install problem

[Paul Kaplan]

Thanks.

On Sunday 25 November 2007 7:52:51 am Terence Simpson wrote:
> Paul Kaplan wrote:
> > I'm trying to follow the posted instructions for installing kde4 and I am
> > getting an error in adept that says installation will break something,
> > but no further details.  Using apt-get install doesn't revail any more
> > info to me.
> >
> > The problem seems to be in installing kdebase-runtime.
> >
> > Here's the output of sudo apt-get install kdebase-runtime
>
> <snip>
>
> > Unpacking kde-icons-oxygen
> > (from .../kde-icons-oxygen_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_all.deb) ...
> > dpkg: error
> > processing
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-icons-oxygen_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_all.d
> >eb (--unpack):
> >  trying to overwrite
> > `/usr/lib/kde4/share/icons/oxygen/128x128/apps/phonon-xine.png', which is
> > also in package kde4base-data
> > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
>
> </snip>
>
> > TIA
> > Paul
>
> It looks like the old package "kde4base-data" is not being removed like
> it should. Try removing that package with the command:
> sudo apt-get remove kde4base-data
>
> If you get more errors please post them back.
>
> Terence