Re: Upgrading from libc5 to libc6
DO NOT FORCE REMOVAL OF LIBC5!!!
First, remove libc5-dev if you have it manually. You can force that.
Install the libc5 from hamm. Install libc5-altdev from hamm if you had
libc5-dev installed.
Now try installing libc6
On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, JASON ISH wrote:
> I'm upgrading a fairly new bo system to hamm following the libc5 to libc6 howto.
>
> I've run into a problem when it comes to install libc6_2.0.6-3.deb as it reports a conflict with libc5. So I did as the HOWTO says and downloaded the older version of libc5 from the link in the HOWTO -
> libc5_5.4.33-3.deb and installed that, and repeated to install the new libc6, but still got the conflict.
>
> Where should I go from here, would it be safe to force the install?
>
> Is it safe to shutdown my system considering I've already upgraded ldso, but have been unable to upgrade to libc6 yet.
>
> Thanks for any info
>
> jason
> jbi130@mail.usask.ca
>
>
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