Wireshark-dev: [Wireshark-dev] error during rpm installation

From: Carsten Prescher <carsten.prescher@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:57:15 +0100
Hello,

> I've generated an rpm from the wireshark source code .
> The rpm was generated successfully , I used "make rpm-package".
> But when I install it using "rpm -ivh " command I'm getting the
> following error .
>  
>  file /usr/lib/libwiretap.so.0.0.1 from install of wireshark-0.99.3a-2
> conflicts with file from package ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1
>  
> Can you please suggest what is going wrong and how I may correct it .

Wireshark as well as ethereal (the predecessor of wireshark) provide
the file /usr/lib/libwiretap.so.0.0.1. This conflict is detected by RPM.
Either deinstall ethereal or install wireshark with the option --force.

Kind regards
Carsten