Err, he said hamm, not bo. It's libc6, but the newer version is required for most/all slink packages. Also there's a hamm version, apt_0.1.8_i386.deb at http://www.debian.org/~jgg/
What I would suggest: Once you have apt, configure /etc/apt/sources.list to include both stable and frozen and run 'apt-get update'. Then run 'apt-get install wmaker' (or use the apt method in dselect--there are many wmaker apps available). After you have it all working, delete the frozen entries in sources.list and run 'apt-get update' again. Or if you are somewhat brave, run 'apt-get dist-upgrade' (with the frozen list) and beat the rush to 2.1. Bob On Fri, 25 Dec 1998, Ed Cogburn wrote: > "Christopher S. Swingley" wrote: > > > > I've got Debian 2.0 (Hamm) installed and want to jump up to Window Maker > > 0.20. Earlier this week I tried using dselect to just upgrade wmaker and > > the packages it depended on, but dselect decided that I should upgrade > > everything to what was in the unstable ftp directory. From listening in > > on this group, it sounds like apt-get would be a better way to upgrade a > > particular package and it's dependencies, without spending hours > > downloading everything else. Can I simply download the following *.deb > > files, install them from bottom up with dpkg --install, and then use > > apt-get to upgrade just window maker and it's dependencies? Will this > > break anything else (like my package database, or my ability to build > > programs, etc.)? > > > > Here's the packages that apt says it depends on: > > > > apt_0_1_9.deb > > lib6_2_0_7v-1.deb > > ldso_1.9.9-5.deb > > libstd++2_9_2_91_60-1.deb > > > > Thanks much. > > > > [snip] > > > What you are trying to do is essentially an upgrade from a libc5 based > system > to a libc6 one. Just installing the libc6 package isn't enough. There is a > script kept on debian.org in the 'developer's corner' (or something like this) > that will do the important work of the upgrade safely. Afterwords, you can > use apt or dselect to finish the upgrade. Getting slink on a CD (if anyone is > distributing slink on a CD) would probably make the install easier. > You could get the source package of wm .20 from the slink sources > directory > and compile it for your libc5 system. This might work, I don't know. > Note: slink is frozen and working for most people, but just a few > weeks ago > it was both frozen and broken. There are still reported problems by some. > > > -- > Ed C. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > ---- Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
