On 10/10/23 02:41, Erich Eckner wrote:
Hi fellow-archers,
Hi!
I have two packages, A and B, which both provide the same file X.
...
Without knowing more its a bit hard to say.
For example are A and B actually the same application but different
versions (git vs stable). If so, then just make the unofficial git
version conflict with official one.
If not as above, without knowing more it's difficult to say.
One possibility is to simply change the unofficial one to install in
/usr/local (all of it /usr/local/etc, /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/lib,
/usr/local/var and so on. That way nothing will conflict.
That said, no 2 packages, unofficial or official should ever provide
the same file at the same path location other than the case above where
only 1 of the 2 can be installed due to conflicts=(other).
regards,
gene
