op 21-09-14 13:40, Sven Hartge schreef: > Patrick Bartek <nemomm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Sun, 21 Sep 2014, Sven Hartge wrote: >>> Patrick Bartek <nemomm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> For all the good it will do. Google isn't going to change it. If >>>> they were, they would have done so already. Solution? Downgrade or >>>> install GLIBC from Testing to run side-by-side with Wheezy's 2.13. > >>> Installing glibc from testing will not work the way you think it >>> will. It will however have great potential to wreck your Wheezy >>> installation. > >> Some reading I've done says it's possible and won't wreck the system. >> Although, I intend to test in a VM first. > > You cannot install it in a way t run it side by side. By installing the > libc6 package from Jessie it will overwrite the one from Wheezy. This is > how the package manager works.
Correct, but... > This late in the release cycle, upgrading the libc6 package will pull > many more packages from Jessie into your Wheezy installation, > transforming it into a mix of Wheezy and Jessie with a greater > possibility of having strange bugs. It's possible to install them on a place where it is not found as library (e.g. in a chroot, or by unpacking in /opt/ ), and then use LD_LIBRARY_PATH while starting the program what needs the newer glibc. It's a pity that Debian does not offer a standarized way to use more then one glibc. It's important, some backports need a newer glibc. And some closed source software, e.g. games. With regards, Paul van der Vlis. -- Paul van der Vlis Linux systeembeheer, Groningen http://www.vandervlis.nl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/541f228a.10...@vandervlis.nl
