Re: Will installing libc6-i686 on my i586 crunch my installation?
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On 2009-02-17 15:41 +0100, Clemens Eisserer wrote:
> When I try to install autossh I am asked to install libc6-i686:
>
>> mesrv:~# apt-get install autossh
>> Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
>> Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut... Fertig
>> Die folgenden zusätzlichen Pakete werden installiert:
>> libc6 libedit2 libkeyutils1 libkrb53 libncurses5 libssl0.9.8 locales openssh-client
That looks as if libc6 had not been installed, is that really possible?
>> Vorgeschlagene Pakete:
>> glibc-doc libc6-i686 krb5-doc krb5-user ssh-askpass libpam-ssh keychain
>
> So libc6-i686 is under the "recommended packes", hope that translation
> is accurat.
No, it's not. These packages are suggested, not recommended.
> However, as I said my system is an i586 - so will installing it cause
> any problems?
I don't know, but installing libc6-i686 is pointless at best.
> Do you have any idea why apt recommends to install an i686 version,
> desite the fact that I have an i586?
As I said, it does not recommend it - and the suggestion comes from the
libc6 package.
Sven
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