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date: "2003-11-23T16:31:43Z"
title: Debian is Indecisive
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<pre>
dpkg: error processing .../python_2.3.2-6_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/python2.3/python-policy.html',
 which is also in package python2.3
dpkg: considering removing python in favour of python2.3 ...
dpkg: no, cannot remove python (--auto-deconfigure will help):
 mailman depends on python (>= 2.2.2.91-1)
  python is to be removed.
dpkg: regarding .../python2.3_2.3.2-6_i386.deb containing python2.3:
 python2.3 conflicts with python (<= 2.3.2-5)
  python (version 2.3.2-2) is installed.
dpkg: error processing .../python2.3_2.3.2-6_i386.deb (--unpack):
 conflicting packages - not installing python2.3
</pre>

<p>
<b>Update:</b> Clipped the huge path names.
</p>