~> > I have some packages which require version 2.1.1 from libc6 (which I ~> > expect it can be found in potato). My question is, do I have to expect ~> > any problems if I install it in slink, or is it just as straight forward ~> > as upgrading any other package? ~> ~> If you upgrade a slink installation to libc6 2.1.1, you will probably have ~> some problems. I know I did, and I went back to libc6 2.07 ~> ~> I suppose you could upgrade to potato and avoid the problems. ~> ~> If you try it on a slink system, do not go back from the potato version of ~> ld.so to the slink version or you will break the system; I just kept the newer ~> ld.so when I went back to the older libc6.
That sounds as if upgrading to libc6 2.1.1 is not a good idea, at least not if it's just for a couple of packages. But, does it mean libc6 2.1.1 is not stable, or it means it's stable but not fit to use with a system packed with (and for) a previous version? If I finally decided to do an upgrade, which other packages/libraries should I also upgrade for sanity sake? TIA Horacio
