op 21-09-14 21:26, Sven Hartge schreef: > Paul van der Vlis <p...@vandervlis.nl> wrote: >> op 21-09-14 13:40, Sven Hartge schreef: > >>> You cannot install it in a way t run it side by side. By installing >>> the libc6 package from Jessie it will overwrite the one from Wheezy. >>> This is how the package manager works. > >> Correct, but... > >>> This late in the release cycle, upgrading the libc6 package will pull >>> many more packages from Jessie into your Wheezy installation, >>> transforming it into a mix of Wheezy and Jessie with a greater >>> possibility of having strange bugs. > >> It's possible to install them on a place where it is not found as >> library (e.g. in a chroot, or by unpacking in /opt/ ), and then use >> LD_LIBRARY_PATH while starting the program what needs the newer glibc. > > Of course. But this is way beyond the abilities and scope of a normal > user, who will damage their system if they blindly follow an HOWTO which > just describes adding testing/jessie to their sources.list,
Patrick gave links with some good solutions too. With regards, Paul van der Vlis. -- Paul van der Vlis Linux systeembeheer, Groningen http://www.vandervlis.nl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5421b4f2.1090...@vandervlis.nl
