[~]# dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libsasl2-2_2.1.22.dfsg1-8_i386.deb dpkg: considering removing postfix in favour of libsasl2-2 ... postfix is not properly installed - ignoring any dependencies on it. dpkg: package postfix requires reinstallation, will not remove. dpkg: regarding .../libsasl2-2_2.1.22.dfsg1-8_i386.deb containing libsasl2-2: libsasl2-2 conflicts with postfix (<< 2.3.4-3) postfix (version 2.3.4-2) is broken due to failed removal. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libsasl2-2_2.1.22.dfsg1-8_i386.deb (--install): conflicting packages - not installing libsasl2-2 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libsasl2-2_2.1.22.dfsg1-8_i386.deb