Error trying to install Deb file!

[thenerdal]

So I'm trying to install VBA-M and I use the deb installer but it gives me an error:

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Unpacking vbam-sdl (from .../vbam-sdl_1.8.0.1001-1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /home/adrian/Downloads/vbam-sdl_1.8.0.1001-1_i386.deb (--install):
trying to overwrite '/etc/vbam.cfg', which is also in package visualboyadvance-m 1.8.0.877-1
dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal gzip write error: Broken pipe
dpkg-deb (subprocess): failed in write on buffer copy for failed to write to pipe in copy: Broken pipe
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess  returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/home/adrian/Downloads/vbam-sdl_1.8.0.1001-1_i386.deb

 

How can I fix this?

Thanks!

 

Nevermind, fixed it.

[Universal]

Did you install it as a super user? as in type in sudo in front of the install command?

 

Edit: Glad you fixed it.