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Re: Q's about upgrading to hamm



On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Christopher Jason Morrone wrote:

: 
: Ok, I'd like to upgrade to hamm, because there are some things there that
: I need.  I'm following the libc5 to libc6 howto, but I've got a couple
: questions/comments.
: 
: The first conflict arose when I tried to install the second package,
: libc6_2.0.5c-0.1 .  It conflicted with the pthreads package.  No biggy, I
: just got rid of the threads.
: 
: Then I tried again and got this:
: 
: Selecting previously deselected package libc6.
: dpkg: regarding libc6_2.0.5c-0.1.deb containing libc6:
:  libc5 conflicts with libc6
:   libc6 (version 2.0.5c-0.1) is to be installed.
: dpkg: error processing libc6_2.0.5c-0.1.deb (--install):
:  conflicting packages - not installing libc6
: Errors were encountered while processing:
:  libc6_2.0.5c-0.1.deb
: 
: Can I just force it?  Will that cause problems later?

No.  Yes.  DON'T force it.  Instead, go get the libc5 that Scott Ellis
has at ftp://ftp.gate.net/pub/users/storm .  That libc5 does not
conflict with libc6 and will allow you to complete the upgrade.

This is mentioned in the HOWTO, btw.  The HOWTO may be found at
http://www.gate.net/~storm/FAQ/libc5-libc6-Mini-HOWTO.html .

Good luck,

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