Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

[Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>]

[Robert, please do not take this off-list. Thanks.] 

Robert Jerrard <rjerrard@math.concordia.ab.ca> writes:

> On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 23:05 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote:
>> You should install a 2.6.18 kernel from etch, after that is done you
>> can upgrade libc6 and the kernel to break the loop.
>> 
>> BTW, it is not recommended to keep such a huge backlog of packages if
>> you are running unstable.  Resolving the dependencies for your 863 not
>> upgraded packages will be hard for apt-get/aptitude.
>> 
>> Regards,
>>         Sven
>
> I suppose the kernel I need should be linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7 but trying
> to install (simulated using -s option) it leads me back to the -f
> install issue with libc6:
>
> penrose:~# apt-get -s install -t etch linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7: Depends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.55) but it is
> not going to be installed or
>                                     yaird (>= 0.0.12-8) but it is not
> going to be installed or
>                                     linux-initramfs-tool
>   locales: Depends: glibc-2.6-1
> E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or
> specify a solution).

I suppose apt-get is trying to install your initrd creator from sid,
which brings you back to the libc6 problem.  Try

# apt-get -s install -t etch linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7 initramfs-tools

and see if that would help.

Sven