Bug#98618: Circular package dependencies
did you try:
# dpkg -i libdb2_2%3a2.7.7-8_i386.deb libc6_2.2.3-1_i386.deb
I think that works.
-David
Thu, May 24, 2001 at 07:47:52PM +0200 wrote:
> Package: base
>
> I am trying to move from using 'stable' to using 'testing'. However, I
> have a showstopper
> in that libc6 is dependent in libdb2, which in turn is dependent on libc6.
>
> The packages in unstable are the same versions as the ones in testing,
> so the problem
> does not seem to be fixed later.
>
> # dpkg -i libc6_2.2.3-1_i386.deb
> (Reading database ... 42589 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace libc6 2.1.3-18 (using libc6_2.2.3-1_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
> Replacing files in old package ldso ...
> dpkg: warning - unable to delete old file `/var/lib/misc': Directory not
> empty
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libc6:
> libc6 depends on libdb2 (>= 2:2.7.7-4); however:
> Package libdb2 is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing libc6 (--install):
> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> libc6
> # dpkg -i libdb
> libdb2_2%3a2.7.7-8_i386.deb libdbi-perl_1.15-1_i386.deb
> libdb3_3.2.9-10_i386.deb
> root@ratthing-b249:/var/cache/apt/archives# dpkg -i
> libdb2_2%3a2.7.7-8_i386.deb
> (Reading database ... 42651 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace libdb2 2:2.7.7-8 (using
> libdb2_2%3a2.7.7-8_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement libdb2 ...
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libdb2:
> libdb2 depends on libc6 (>= 2.2.3-1); however:
> Package libc6 is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing libdb2 (--install):
> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> libdb2
>
>
>
>
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