← All Kali Issues
apt

Conflicting packages

P Package Medium

🔴 Error Message

E: Package conflicts with another package

📖 What This Means

Two packages cannot coexist on the system.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Remove conflicting: sudo apt remove conflicting-package
  2. Try: sudo apt install package --fix-broken
  3. Check what conflicts: apt show package | grep Conflicts

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