> I get an error when dselect tries to install libc5-dev. > It depends on the previous installation of > libc5 version 5.4.20-1 but version 5.4.23-3 is what > was installed. Apparently the version test for the installation of > libc5-dev has the = sign instead of >= sign for checking the version > of libc5. So the installation is rejected. > > So I got around this by editing the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. > I went to the point in the file where the libc5 version was > recorded. I edited the version number to 5.4.20-1. It worked!
but now when you compile stuff, I'm afraid it will all be statically linked (not realy sure, but I do *think* so). Anyway, the libc5 versions on bo really are both 5.4.23, and you really should install the same versions of each package. That's why it's got the = sign. > OK experts, did I do good or at the very least, good enough? I think you'd better check the mirror -- it doesn't seem to be up-to-date. My mirror has libc5 version 5.4.23-3 (that's the bo mirror) [deleting other questions, most of which are answered above] -- joost witteveen, [EMAIL PROTECTED] #!/bin/perl -sp0777i<X+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0<j]dsj $/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1 lK[d2%Sa2/d0$^Ixp"|dc`;s/\W//g;$_=pack('H*',/((..)*)$/) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .