libc6 2.3 and libdb1-compat

[Alexander Borghgraef <ab@telin.UGent.be>]

 Ok, I'm trying to upgrade libc6, but I'm getting some surreal error
messages:

TheMachine:/home/ab# dpkg -i libc6_2.3.2-9_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package libc6.
(Reading database ... 70550 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.2-9 (using libc6_2.3.2-9_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libc6:
 libc6 depends on libdb1-compat; however:
  Package libdb1-compat is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libc6 (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libc6
TheMachine:/home/ab# dpkg --configure libdb1-compat
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libdb1-compat:
 libdb1-compat depends on libc6 (>= 2.2.5-13); however:
  Package libc6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libdb1-compat (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libdb1-compat
TheMachine:/home/ab# dpkg --configure libc6
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libc6:
 libc6 depends on libdb1-compat; however:
  Package libdb1-compat is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libc6 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libc6

 Nice loop, eh? I've got no idea how to get out of this, so I'm seeking
help with you guys.

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Alex Borghgraef