Well I suppose it wasn't supposed to do that because I got the same error:
=46etched 2189kB in 6m40s (5462B/s)
(Reading database ... 112579 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace koffice-i18n-de 1.2.1-0woody2 (using=20
=2E../koffice-i18n-de_1.2.92-1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement koffice-i18n-de ...
dpkg: error processing=20
/var/cache/apt/archives/koffice-i18n-de_1.2.92-1_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/apps/koffice/autocorrect/de.xml', which is=
=20
also in package koffice-data
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/koffice-i18n-de_1.2.92-1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@bmike1:/home/knoppix#

On Saturday 13 September 2003 06:08 pm, Michael Havens wrote:
> I tried unistalling the package with the following results:
> knoppix@bmike1:~$ su
> Password:
> root@bmike1:/home/knoppix# apt-get remove
> /var/cache/apt/archives/koffice-i18n-de_1.2.92-1_all.deb
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> E: Couldn't find package
> root@bmike1:/home/knoppix# apt-get remove koffice-i18n-de_1.2.92-1_all.deb
> Reading Package Lists... Done
>
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> E: Couldn't find package koffice-i18n-de_1.2.92-1_all.deb
> root@bmike1:/home/knoppix#
>
> I then looked at the man pages again and found:
> root@bmike1:/home/knoppix# apt-get clean koffice-i18n-de_1.2.92-1_all.deb
> But after I ran that re-reunning apt-get upgrade just caused it to run out
> to the web and download  koffice-i18n-de_1.2.92-1_all.deb again. Is it
> supposed to do that or else what am I doing wrong?
>
> On Saturday 13 September 2003 01:44 pm, der.hans wrote:
> > Am 12. Sep, 2003 schw=E4tzte Michael Havens so:
> > > I just ran apt-get upgrade and got an error and was wondering if there
> > > was anything I could do about it?
> > > <:-)~MIKE~(-:>
> > > -- root@bmike1:/home/knoppix# apt-get upgrade
> > > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > > Building Dependency Tree... Done
> > > The following packages have been kept back
> > > (etc.)
> > > 1 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 155  not
> > > upgraded. 4 packages not fully installed or removed.
> > > Need to get 0B/2355kB of archives. After unpacking 3355kB will be use=
d.
> > > Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
> > > (Reading database ... 112579 files and directories currently
> > > installed.) Preparing to replace koffice-i18n-de 1.2.1-0woody2 (using
> > > .../koffice-i18n-de_1.2.92-1_all.deb) ...
> > > Unpacking replacement koffice-i18n-de ...
> > > dpkg: error processing
> > > /var/cache/apt/archives/koffice-i18n-de_1.2.92-1_all.deb (--unpack):
> > >  trying to overwrite `/usr/share/apps/koffice/autocorrect/de.xml',
> > > which is also in package koffice-data
> > > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > >  /var/cache/apt/archives/koffice-i18n-de_1.2.92-1_all.deb
> > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> > > root@bmike1:/home/knoppix#
> >
> > There's a file in two different packages. For packaging purposes all
> > files are single-parent files.
> >
> > You probably don't need the German internationalization stuff, so in th=
is
> > particular case I'd say to solution is to uninstall that package, then
> > continue with the update.
> >
> > ciao,
> >
> > der.hans

=2D-=20
<:-)~MIKE~(-:>