Re: OT: Pepper Flash Crashes Everywhere
op 21-09-14 21:26, Sven Hartge schreef:
> Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> wrote:
>> op 21-09-14 13:40, Sven Hartge schreef:
>
>>> You cannot install it in a way t run it side by side. By installing
>>> the libc6 package from Jessie it will overwrite the one from Wheezy.
>>> This is how the package manager works.
>
>> Correct, but...
>
>>> This late in the release cycle, upgrading the libc6 package will pull
>>> many more packages from Jessie into your Wheezy installation,
>>> transforming it into a mix of Wheezy and Jessie with a greater
>>> possibility of having strange bugs.
>
>> It's possible to install them on a place where it is not found as
>> library (e.g. in a chroot, or by unpacking in /opt/ ), and then use
>> LD_LIBRARY_PATH while starting the program what needs the newer glibc.
>
> Of course. But this is way beyond the abilities and scope of a normal
> user, who will damage their system if they blindly follow an HOWTO which
> just describes adding testing/jessie to their sources.list,
Patrick gave links with some good solutions too.
With regards,
Paul van der Vlis.
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Paul van der Vlis Linux systeembeheer, Groningen
http://www.vandervlis.nl
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