to satisfy a recent need to create .deb files, i wanted to download and install the "dpkg-1.6.15-2" rpm, but it apparently conflicts with the symlink /usr/sbin/update-alternatives that already exists as part of the chkconfig package. i'm not quite sure why dpkg incorporates the alternatives feature, but what's the recommended way around this? can i just cram it in with "--force"? (something i am always loath to do.) i'm always a bit leery about forcing rpm to do anything it doesn't like. :-) rday
