I want to upgrade my libc from 2.0.7t-1 to libc6_2.0.7v-1.deb too. Can I simply install the appropriate packages, even if during the process parts of the system will be broken ? Is there a possibility that my system will completely be useless so that I will have to reinstall hamm from scratch ?
> Yes! libc6 requires libc6-dev of the same level. I have had this problem > in the past. > > just run your apt-get -f install and it will pull whatever files are required > to solve the problem. (which means upgrading libc6-dev) > > Your good to go man. :) > > Ivan > > Quoting Jason Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Howdy... > > > > I have a machine here running a beta of Hamm, probably from before Hamm > > was frozen. I'm trying to get apt going on this machine so that I can > > upgrade it to slink. > > > > I manually installed apt, libc6, libstdc++2.9 and such from slink and > > then resolved as many of the conflicts and such by hand as I could. > > However, I'm not sure what to do about this one: > > > > gusgus:~ # apt-get check > > Updating package file cache...done > > Updating package status cache...done > > Checking system integrity...dependency error > > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these. > > Sorry, but the following packages are broken - this means they have unmet > > dependencies: > > apt: Depends:libc6 > > > > Libc6 is, of course, installed: > > > > gusgus:~ # dpkg -s libc6 > > Package: libc6 > > Status: install ok installed > > Priority: required > > Section: base > > Installed-Size: 1582 > > Maintainer: Joel Klecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Source: glibc > > Version: 2.0.7-19981211-1 > > Replaces: libc6-dev, ldso > > Pre-Depends: ldso (>= 1.8.10-1) > > Recommends: timezone, locales > > Conflicts: libc5 (<< 5.4.33-7), libpthread0 (<< 0.7-10), libstdc++2.8 (= > > 2.90.29-1), libstdc++2.9 (<< 2.91.59-2) > > Description: GNU Libc: shared libraries > > Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on > > the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C > > library > > and the standard math library among others. > > > > Any ideas how to get around this one? I'm using apt version 0.1.9. > > Thanks! > > > > PeeWee > > > > -- > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - useless: http://www.scc.mi.org/peewee/ - efnet: > > Pwe > > "Bad signs are everywhere coach. I tend to ignore them" The Era of Big > > Numbers > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > /dev/null > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Ivan E. Moore II Rev. Krusty > http://www.tdyc.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Imagination is more important than knowledge - Albert Einstien > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > GPG KeyID=0E1A75E3 > GPG Fingerprint=3291 F65F 01C9 A4EC DD46 C6AB FBBC D7FF 0E1A 75E3 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >