Re: problem with aptitude upgrade or dist-upgrade

Darren Salt wrote:
....
...
Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13 (using .../
libc6_2.6.1-1+b1_i386.deb) ...
WARNING: POSIX threads library NPTL requires kernel version
2.6.8 or later. If you use a kernel 2.4, please upgrade it
before installing glibc.
[snip]
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

i added etch sources and tried to switch to a new kernel, but again it
says i have to solve my unmet dependencies....

Given the presence of libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13 (or 2.3.6.ds1-13etch2, which is what
you should have if you're running etch), it's safe to upgrade your kernel to
2.6.18 and to use that.

Does your boot loader (lilo? grub?) know about the newer kernel?


I think yes, usually on debian a new kernel will be added as first in the grub boot list.

I also wanted do *force* installation of the newer libc6, but as for now no way, cause it bombs out in one of the preinst or prerm scripts.

Is there a way to install ignoring this pre* scripts?

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