On 21 Jun 2001, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Note the actual error above. I'll repeat it for those who skipped by: > > perl: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.2' not found (required by > /lib/libdb.so.3)
I experienced this some weeks ago, and I'm glad to see a typescript of it. Possible causes of this are: * A missing Depends. * A normal Depends which should be a versioned Depends. * A Depends which should really be a Pre-Depends. * A bug in dpkg or apt which makes it not to satisfy pre-dependencies at all times. > [...] > To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, I understand this may be bad' > ?] Jason recently closed a bug I submitted against apt because of this message. In the old days, dselect methods never removed essential packages. I still think that this feature is *harmful*: If a user has ever to remove an essential package, it is a clear sign that the upgrade path is really messed up. In such case, we might better consider it as a grave bug in one or more packages because of its dependencies, pre-dependencies and other relationships than hide it under an "user-friendly interface" as if removing an essential package were something "normal" that you "sometimes" have to do.
