Re: trouble installing ruby in etch
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On 10/18/07 18:46, Gordon Pedersen wrote:
> I'm running a fairly fresh install of etch (4.0r1).
>
> Is it possible to install ruby wholly within debian stable at this
> moment in time?
>
> When I try, it appears that the following dependency chain
>
> ruby -> ruby1.8 -> libruby1.8 -> libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6) [i386]
>
> leads apt-get to want to install packages from the "testing" dist,
> including some major C library-related pkgs (see below). I'm worried
> about allowing that to happen, afraid system will start losing
> integrity, etc.
>
> It decides to remove stable package libc6 (2.3.6.ds1-13etch2), then
> goes to get libc6 (2.6.1-1+b1 Debian:testing) and continues on with
> testing pkgs.
>
> I can't decipher the meaning of the stable libc6 package version
> (2.3.6.ds1-13etch2).
>
> Is it a legitimate dependency for libruby1.8?
>
> If so, where do I look to find out how to install libruby1.8 in the
> face of apt-get thinking it has a missing dependency?
>
> If not, what are my options?
You seem to be running a mixed system. Not good.
What does your sources.list look like?
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
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