Christian Renz wrote:

> apt-get wants to install libc6_2.3.2.ds1-18_sparc.deb (to replace
> libc6-2.3.2-7). However, the installation aborts telling me that "You
> have a cpu which requires kernel 2.4.21 or greater in order to
> install this version of glibc." I tried to fix it by installing
> kernel-image-2.4.27-1-sparc32-smp, but to install this, I need a
> newer version of coreutils and initrd-tools (and others) that update
> glibc. Which aborts the installation telling me that... and so on.

There are messages on debian-sparc giving various solutions.  In order
of (IMO) decreasing preference:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2004/11/msg00096.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2004/11/msg00093.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2004/01/msg00140.html

regards,

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