Re: upgrading libc6

[ctang@uiuc.edu]

Well, the command and output are as follows:

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[root@monk ftp$] dpkg -i libc6_2.0.7u-6.deb 

dpkg: regarding libc6_2.0.7u-6.deb containing libc6:
 libc6 conflicts with sysvinit (<< 2.75)
  sysvinit (version 2.72-3) is installed.
dpkg: error processing libc6_2.0.7u-6.deb (--install):
 conflicting packages - not installing libc6
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libc6_2.0.7u-6.deb

[root@monk ftp$] dpkg -i sysvinit_2.76-2.deb 
dpkg: regarding sysvinit_2.76-2.deb containing sysvinit, pre-dependency problem:
 sysvinit pre-depends on libc6 (>= 2.0.7u)
  libc6 latest configured version is 2.0.7t-1.
dpkg: error processing sysvinit_2.76-2.deb (--install):
 pre-dependency problem - not installing sysvinit
Errors were encountered while processing:
 sysvinit_2.76-2.deb

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Looks like dependence problem. I just don't know how to avoid
it. Hope someone can figure it our for me. Thanks very much for 
your kind help.

On Thu, Dec 03, 1998 at 10:31:47PM +0000, David Coe wrote:
> Hmmmm, please post the exact command and the
> messages you get from dpkg -- someone here will
> be able to figure it out if I can't.
>