Re: Broken Packages
Well, we're quickly getting into a region that I'm a lot less unsure of (it
would be easier if I was sitting at a console <g>), but it's looking like your
installation libc6 is all sideways. Here's what I'd try:
1) Make sure that I have the most recent available version for
libc6_2.2.5-x_i386.deb (a quick apt-get update && apt-cache policy libc6 will
verify this).
2) Try reconfiguring the libc6 package with 'dpkg-reconfigure libc6'.
3) If that doesn't work, do a 'dpkg --force --install' on your most recent
version of the .deb.
4) If that still doesn't work, start poking around the .deb file (a .deb file
is just a fancy 'ar' archive file, syntax is mostly like 'tar', 'man ar' for
more), find the post-removal script and try and figure out where it's going
awry.
BTW, keep the whole thread 'on-list'. Somebody will probably go through the
same thing that you're going through later. If they're smart, they'll know to
check groups.google.com (or better yet, the list archives), and they'll be
able to solve their problem without bugging the rest of the list. ;)
HTH
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Stephen W. Juranich sjuranic@ee.washington.edu
Electrical Engineering http://students.washington.edu/sjuranic
University of Washington http://ssli.ee.washington.edu/ssli
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