I've tried to force update the repos cache but to no avail.
Can anybody help me out here. Here's an example of what happens when i try to install new software:
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p@p-laptop ~ $ sudo apt-get -f install spotify-client
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
mate-core : Depends: mate-screensaver but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
p@p-laptop ~ $ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
mate-screensaver
Suggested packages:
rss-glx
The following NEW packages will be installed:
mate-screensaver
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1394 not upgraded.
59 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/4,570 kB of archives.
After this operation, 6,922 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 240133 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mate-screensaver (from .../mate-screensaver_1.2.0-1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mate-screensaver_1.2.0-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/screensavers/footlogo-floaters.desktop', which is also in package gnome-screensaver 2.30.0-3
configured to not write apport reports
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Processing triggers for mate-conf ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/mate-screensaver_1.2.0-1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
p@p-laptop ~ $
thanks in advance