On 03/06/2010 12:47 AM, John Magolske wrote:
When trying to `aptitude install xserver-xorg-video-vesa` I see:
The following packages will be upgraded:
... libc6 ...
...
critical bugs of libc6 (2.9-6 -> 2.10.2-6)<unfixed>
#555205 - libc6: segfault when upgrading from 2.9-25 -> 2.10.1-5
on squeeze renders system unusable
So I canceled the install. If libc6 gets upgraded to this version,
will that critical bug bork my system? I'm currently running sid.
Regards,
John
You can hold problematic packages with aptitude hold until a fix is issued.