Error in sid upgrade: /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.0.22_i386.deb

Any tips where to go from here?

# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
flightgear: Depends: libalut0 but it is not installed
Depends: libopenal0a but it is not installed
Depends: simgear0 (>= 0.3.10-2) but 0.3.9-2 is installed
Depends: fgfs-base (>= 0.9.10) but 0.9.9-1 is installed
gsfonts-x11: Depends: xutils (>= 4.1.0-12) but it is not installed
libgksu0: Depends: xbase-clients but it is not installed
libgksu1.2-0: Depends: xbase-clients but it is not installed
libgksuui1.0-0: Depends: xbase-clients but it is not installed
libpango1.0-dev: Depends: libxft-dev but it is not installed
msttcorefonts: Depends: xutils (>= 4.0.2) but it is not installed
wine: Depends: xbase-clients (>= 4.0) but it is not installed or
xcontrib but it is not installable
x-ttcidfont-conf: Depends: xutils but it is not installed
xfonts-100dpi: Depends: xutils but it is not installed
xfonts-75dpi: Depends: xutils but it is not installed
xfonts-base: Depends: xutils but it is not installed
xfonts-scalable: Depends: xutils but it is not installed
xprint-common: Depends: xbase-clients but it is not installed
xprt: Depends: xprint but it is not installed
xprt-xprintorg: Depends: xprint but it is not installed
xserver-xfree86: Depends: xserver-xorg but it is not installed
xserver-xorg-core: Depends: x11-common (>= 1:7.0.0) but 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

Ok, so try -f

Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
xserver-xorg config warning: Migrating xserver-xfree86 debconf values to
xserver-xorg.
(Reading database ... 131640 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace x11-common 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 (using .../x11-common_1%3a7.0.22_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement x11-common ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.0.22_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/bin', which is also in package libforms0.88-bin
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.0.22_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)






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