Re: apt-get requests glibc-2.2.5-x; won't install it

[<kynn@panix.com>]

   Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:13:44 -0500
   Cc: kynn@panix.com

   On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 06:05:02AM -0500, kynn@panix.com wrote:
   > When I try to install locales using apt-get I get:

   >   # apt-get install locales
   [snip]
   >   Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
   >     locales: Depends: glibc-2.2.5-14.3
			   ^--------------^
   >   E: Sorry, broken packages

   It looks like you are trying to install the testing version of
   locales.  Since you have a woody installation, check your
   /etc/apt/sources.list to make sure it includes woody or stable
   sources, and /etc/apt/preferences to make sure woody is your target
   release.

   You could try "apt-get -t stable install locales" to make sure you
   are trying to install the woody version.

OK, I tried this suggestion (thanks), except that I don't have an
/etc/apt/preferences file at all--I assume that in this case the
command-line flag determines the distribution to be installed; I got
essentially the same results as before.

   > ...but if I try to install glibc-2.2.5, I get:

   glibc-2.2.5-xxx are virtual packages that install libc6-2.2.5-xxx.

But then why does apt-get say that it is missing, when it knows that
libc6-2.2.5 is already installed?  It makes no sense.

Again, many thanks.

KJ