[PlanetCCRMA] apt-get upgrade : problem with sweep conflict

Fernando Lopez-Lezcano nando@ccrma.Stanford.EDU
Tue Nov 7 09:59:41 2006


On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 09:37 +0000, Charles Fox wrote:
> just tried a dist-upgrade (first for about a year I think), I am getting 
> this error -- please help as it's preventing me from upgradin anything at 
> all!  (I'm not vfamiliar with apt-get internalls, I've just been issuing 
> that command before without any problems):
> 
> ------------
> 
> After unpacking 146MB of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
> Committing changes...
> Preparing...                ########################################### 
> [100%]
>          file /usr/bin/sweep from install of lam-7.1.1-7.FC3 conflicts with 
> file from package sweep-0.8.3-2.rhfc3.ccrma
>          file /usr/share/man/man1/sweep.1.gz from install of 
> lam-7.1.1-7.FC3 conflicts with file from package sweep-0.8.3-2.rhfc3.ccrma
> E: Error while running transaction

Known conflict. Just erase the lam package before trying again (unless
you are using it, of course). 

-- Fernando