thanks for the advice.... On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 6:28 PM, Snyder, Alexander wrote: > Instead of a semi-colon, try " && " (double ampersand). That says "wait > until the last command is done, and if it was successful, then do the next > one" ... I've seen the semi-colon fail because its trying to do something > else before the last has finished. > > -- > Thanks, > --:: Alexander J. Snyder ::-- > --:: ThisGuyShouldWorkFor.Us ::-- > --:: "Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window. --Steve > Wozniak" ::-- > -- > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 4:22 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> I'm attempting to upgrade my system: >> >> $ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade >> >> Reading package lists... Done >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >> Reading state information... Done >> Calculating upgrade... Done >> The following packages have been kept back: >> fglrx-updates linux-kernel-generic >> The following packages will be upgraded: >> fglrx-updates-dev >> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. >> Need to get 0 B/40.2 kB of archives. >> After this operation, 13.3 kB disk space will be freed. >> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y >> (Reading database ... 261502 files and directories currently installed.) >> Preparing to unpack .../fglrx-updates-dev_2%3a15.200-0ubuntu0.5_amd64.deb >> ... >> Unpacking fglrx-updates-dev (2:15.200-0ubuntu0.5) over >> (2:13.350.1-0ubuntu2) ... >> dpkg: error processing archive >> /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-updates-dev_2%3a15.200-0ubuntu0.5_amd64.deb >> (--unpack): >> trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so', which is also in package >> fglrx-updates 2:13.350.1-0ubuntu2 >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-updates-dev_2%3a15.200-0ubuntu0.5_amd64.deb >> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >> >> I tried websearching the error and it pulled up a page that said to: >> >> $ sudo dpkg --purge --force-all fglrx-amdcccle xvba-va-driver >> >> but that isn't quite right. So I tried to focus the search; I put quotes >> around groups of phrases: >> >> "Preparing to unpack" >> "Unpacking fglrx-updates-dev" >> "dpkg: error processing archive" "(--unpack):" >> "trying to overwrite" "which is also in package fglrx" >> "Errors were encountered while processing:" >> >> Do I need to do anything? If sp please tell me what to do. >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: