libgal8 conficts with libgal6

Joe Moraca jmoraca@home.com
Sun, 22 Jul 2001 09:03:58 -0400


I guess I was not clear or it was late for both of us.  I don't have GNUCASH 
installed and never have.  I use the package manager to "try" to install 
GNUCASH and each time it tells me I need to have more stuff installed as I 
try to install those packages I ran into this problem

On Sunday 22 July 2001 01:22 am, you wrote:
> On 22 Jul 2001 00:24:43 -0400, Joe Moraca wrote:
> > I am using the upgrade option for the RPM?  Will I ever get GNUCASH to
> > work??
> >
> > <me/jmoraca/zip-gz/libgal8-0.9.1-1mdk.i586.rpm;echo RESULT=$?
> > file /usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/gal.mo from install of
> > libgal8-0.9.1-1mdk conflicts with file from package libgal6-0.7-1mdk
> > RESULT=1
>
> hi..
>
> not programmer just end user trying to assist you having successfully
> installed 1.6.1 via rpm....
>
>    This suggests you are not doing a upgrade but a install accidentily
> as that error usually indicates you trying to install over whats already
> there and getting conflicts....
>
> but in case you are..as long as you've backed up your account(s) i'd
> just get it over with by :
>
> rpm --erase gnucash
> rpm -i gnucash*.rpm
>
> hopefullly that path will be easier........its late and I doubt anyone
> will respond so I thought I'd try to help since I'm still awake..
>
> hth's write anytime I'm usually up fairly late especially on weekends..
> lee
> -====