Re: libc6 problems [cryptic apt-cache policy output]
Looks like he found a solution but for the record see below. :-)
Output of apt-cache policy is cryptic.
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 04:30:46PM -0400, Andrew Perrin wrote:
...
> Mine says:
> perrin:/tmp# apt-cache policy libc6
> libc6:
> Installed: 2.2.4-5
You have 2.2.4-5 installed.
> Candidate: (none)
You do not have candidate package to install out from available choices.
> Package Pin: (not found)
> Version Table:
> 2.2.5-11.2 1001
preference file has something which has pin-priority of 1001
> 500 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages
archive in security has pin-priority of 500
> 2.2.5-6 1001
preference file has something which has pin-priority of 1001
> 500 http://distro.ibiblio.org stable/main Packages
> 500 http://http.us.debian.org stable/main Packages
archives in stable has pin-priority of 500
> *** 2.2.4-5 1001
preference file has something which has pin-priority of 1001
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
archives in stable has pin-priority of 500
This means you are locking package libc6 with priority 1001 through
/etc/preference
In this case, according to your post in the thread, to stable.
Removing thast entry will fix as you posted but also
adding all related packages pined to the stable should fix.
To me, it looks like you are upgrading from development version of woody
to current sarge.
It would heve been safer to upgrade from development version of woody
(2001/12) to now released woody first before upgrading current testing
(sarge).
That's my 2 cents.
Cheers :-)
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