On Fri, 20 Aug 2021 at 09:56, Theodore Ts'o <ty...@mit.edu> wrote: > P.S. I had a vague memory that there was some update in the long > distant past where we did require a manual upgrade of dpkg first. Or > is my memory playing tricks on me? I do know that a manual update of > dpkg is the first step in a crossgrade.... > There was an instance of this. I cannot remember if it was the libc4/a.out or something to do with libstdc but it was library-related and a bit of a pain for end-users.
In any case, it was not an ideal situation or something we should aim for. - Craig