Re: Question on CVE-2017-5754 on Debian 8.9

[Michael Fothergill <michael.fothergill@gmail.com>]

​I tried installing gcc 8 on buster.   It needs cpp8 which needs ​libmrpfr6

ie this

https://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/libmpfr6

which looks like its about being sid again.​

​I need to go to dependency rehab and sing the dem bones song again.

Suggestions on avoiding becoming sid/krankenhaus/unstable/12 step program welcome.

Regards

MF

​If I become sid and install the kernel correctly, could I go back to being just buster (sounds like an energy drink) and carry on using the new kernel?

Cheers

MF

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Then I guess you would have to compile the kernel from source, which
actually isn't too hard with make-kpkg (however I never tried to force
make-kpkg to use a certain, non-system-default compiler, but that's surely
possible).

Regards

Michael


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