Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem
On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 03:14:32PM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 17:06 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 02:45:43PM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote:
> > > I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon
> > > processor. When I try to upgrade the kernel it tells me:
> > >
> > > penrose:~# apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6.22-1-k7
> >
> > Your reason for the "-t etch" may prove enlightening. Is this a mixed
> > system? Are you in the midst of an upgrade? What are the contents of
> > /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/debian_version?
> >
> > For etch, the release notes say that the preferred package manager is
> > aptitude since it handles problems such as this more intellegently.
> >
> > Doug.
>
> I am in the midst of an upgrade. It is not a mixed system, the real
> reason for using -t etch is that is suggested in the response to the -f
> install attempt.
Good luck. My upgrade from Sarge to Etch fried libc6 and it was faster
to just reinstall to Etch directly than to try to fix it. I did the
same thing going from Potato (2.2) to Woody (3.0) although Woody to
Sarge (3.1) went OK.
Doug.
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