Package: synaptic Version: 0.57.10 $uname -a Linux lorien 2.6.16-1-686
$dpkg -s libc6 | grep ^Version Version: 2.3.6-9 Howto reproduce the bug: Use the following files in /etc/apt: /etc/apt/sources.list deb ftp://mirror.dlut.edu.cn/debian/ experimental main contrib deb ftp://mirror.dlut.edu.cn/debian/ unstable main contrib deb-src ftp://mirror.dlut.edu.cn/debian/ unstable main contrib /etc/apt/preferences Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 1001 Package: emacs21-common Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 1002 Package: emacs21-el Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 1002 Then launch synaptics as root. #synaptic Install the emacs21-common and emacs21-el packages from testing. Go to the Installed (local or obsolete) section and select emacs21-common which should be the testing version. Click on Package->Force version. Synaptic should crash with a segmentation fault. -- Rémy Saissy JabberID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://remysaissy.free.fr "L'homme qui a le plus vécu n'est pas celui qui a compté le plus d'années, mais celui qui a le plus senti la vie." J.-J. Rousseau, Emile.
