Re: apt-get upgrading packages of same version
On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 09:48:42AM -0700, Nate Amsden wrote:
> CaT wrote:
> >
> > Because I have mysql dealing with a db whose files are >2gig I've
>
> > apt-get -b source libc6
> > dpkg --install libc6_2.1.3-18_i386.deb libc6-dev_2.1.3-18_i386.deb locales_2.1.3-18_i386.deb
> > dpkg --install glibc-doc_2.1.3-18_all.deb
> [..]
> > It still wants to download and install em. :/ Why is it so?
>
> you trying to upgrade to woody? if your sources.list is still using potato
Nope.
> sources then i'd reccomend putting the libc packages u installed
> manually on hold and see if that works(see the archives for how to do
I'll try that. See how it goes.
...
> someone mentioned that because the md5sums dont match apt-get tries
> to get ones that match whats in the packages file. but if the VERSION
ahh...
> is the same, then putting libc6(and friends) on hold should work ....
Okie.
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