[PLUG] Upgrading Debian testing from kernel 2.4 to 2.6

[Mike Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

SO I never got around to upgrading my home server (running Debian 
testing) from kernel 2.4 to 2.6. Then today I did some upgrades, and - 
not paying too much attention - didn't realize that one of the things I 
told it to upgrade requires libc6 for kernel 2.6.x.

<SIGH>

So now it won't install this version of libc6, without a kernel 2.6. I 
tried to tell it to install linux-image-2.6.21, figuring that would get 
me a kernel 2.6 machine. But of course, the kernel 2.6 won't install, 
since apt-get is trying to install libc6 first (which is failing).

So how do I fix this? I'd like to get to kernel 2.6.21, *then* install 
the simple updates I was trying for (I was trying to upgrade aptitude to 
the latest version, when I screwed myself over this way).

Any help appreciated. The system (which is my mail server) is running, 
and I won't reboot it (or touch it ... :-)) until I can get this resolved.

Thanks

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