On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 04:59:33PM -0700, nuno romano wrote: > 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. >
The current version of libc6 in Sarge is 2.3.2.ds1-22. The fact that you have 2.3.2.ds1-20 indicates that your system is not up to date. You may want to consider updating, especially since version 2.3.2.ds1-21 of libc6 contained a number of security and bug fixes. Incidentally, you can probably use one of the --force-* options to dpkg and make it install the package. The only problem you may encounter is that the program may or may not run or behave as expected. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto
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