On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 12:36:48PM +0200, Mathias Winkler wrote: > When I try to upgrade libc6 from 2.3.2.dsl-21 to 2.3.5-6
Ok, so you're trying to break a machine that's running stable, by installing unstable's libc6 into it. > apt-get install tells me: > > | The following packages will be REMOVED: > | initrd-tools kernel-image-2.6.10win4lin > > Well, this is my only installed kernel-image, > so it's probably no good idea to remove it.... I would imagine what's much more likely is that it's trying to remove initrd-tools, which will remove the kernel. Since you've got some unofficial kernel installed, though, who can tell? Stable's initrd-tools doesn't depend on a particular version of libc6 directly, but you might have some custom version of that installed, as well. > Even changing the package status to hold does not prevent that > weird behaviour: It won't. You requested an *explicit* install operation. Apt quite reasonably, and as documented, assumes you actually have a clue and does what you told it. > | The following held packages will be changed: > | initrd-tools kernel-image-2.6.10win4lin Yep. > Even more annoying: > I cannot upgrade any other packages, which require a libc6 upgrade, > e.g. openoffice, gimp, etc. Nope. Nothing in stable requires the version of libc6 that you're trying to install. > I can't believe I have to live with my unupgradable sarge installation > for weeks and months......any ideas???? Uh, yes, that is kind of the idea of the stable distribution. You mix-and-match packages at random, you should expect things like this to happen. -- Marc Wilson | Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Francis Bacon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
