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

[Nigel Henry]

On Wednesday 08 November 2006 10:09, Charles Fox wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Nov 2006, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> > 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
>
> Sorry for the stupid question: how do I erase the package?   Is erasing
> done with apt-get or rpm? Is it already installed or is it downloaded and
> waiting to install?  How do I find the command?
> thanks
> charles

Hi Charles. As root,  rpm -e lam   should remove it, but I normally use 
synaptic for removing stuff, as it's graphical, and I can see what's going 
on, and if any other stuff is going to get removed at the same time. 

Nigel.