Grab the howto on upgrading to libc6 and pay PARTICULAR attention to the very last item on the document. You will DOWNGRADE libc5 to a version that does not conflict, load libc6, get rid of your current *-dev packages, install the libc6-dev and get the libc5-dev and other -dev's from unstable that have a slightly different name that I can not remember right now.
On 24-Nov-97 Dana M. Epp wrote: > I am currently trying to install a few packages under Debian, and I keep > faiing on my dpkg. I am trying to install libc6-deV, but it conflicts > with libc5-dev. However, if I try to remove libc5 stuff.... I have > problems trying to do so. Is there a way to override the conflict, and > install libc6 stuff over libc5? > > > -- > Dana M. Epp > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .