Re: essential packages getting deleted when switching to testing libc6
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 02:15:52PM -0500, Stephen Dewey wrote:
> this mess? I am tempted to simply install the new kernel as suggested
> (apt-get install linux-image-2.6-686) and then run apt-get
> dist-upgrade again to finish the process once that dependency is
> resolved, but I am worried about making things worse.
I usually do things like that. But I also do not consider a "mess" a
case like yours (cases like this also happen when apt-get or aptitude
was interrupted for any reason in the middle of a big install, or quite
often when upgrading a sid system).
> Also I am still not sure about the significance of the "not fully
> installed or removed" programs.
after a
dpkg --configure -a
what actions would suggest
apt-get -f install
?
> As for aptitude, I could use that but I am not sure if it would be
> good to switch tools in the middle of my upgrade effort...
you can switch to aptitude whenever you want, but better after a
dpkg --configure -a
(or even better after there are no unresolved dependencies, if you have
any. But this is not necessary)
It is quite likely that aptitude would solve your problem faster than
apt-get (if you have a sufficiently modern machine and a sufficiently
standard installation). Surely, experienced used can use either (or both).
Try them both with the simulate option to see what they want to do.
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