I have Debian 3.1Sarge(testing) from early May2005,since then I have downloaded binary packages from testing(latest May) and 3.1stable (early June) and with dpkg -install package_x.deb I usually get:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of package_x: package_x depends on libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-21);however: Version of libc6 on system is 2.3.2.ds1-20 ---> the programs were unpacked but not configured.(Can I FORCE the configuration in these cases -very close versions- ?) Well,a REAL libc6 incompatibility is not probable here(2.3.2=2.3.2)a strict dpkg problem is what I see here.So,how can I surpass this?(I suppose that the package equivs -to fool dependencies- is not an option here).I simply don´t believe that we need to substitute major libraries each time we pick a new version of a program few weeks later.(Compiling from sources to adapt to my environment is not optional,I don´t have the large majority of developer packages in my CD set). NOTE: I am aware that with apt-get POSSIBLY the cost of upgrading from libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 to libc6 2.3.2.ds1-21 is only to change a few files, and a few minutes of Internet connection.Is that so? Or the ENTIRE new libc6 would be downloaded? I simply prefer to pick the packages manually with a webbrowser. EXAMPLE:In my CD set I don´t have MySQL-Admin and MySQL-Query-Browser. I got the sources and I have fallen in a HELL of dependencies trying to build the .deb binaries(need a lot of dev packages). So I got the .deb binaries and the only barrier I face to reach a proper installation is this libc6 2.3.2.ds1-21 dpkg warning. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]