Re: [PLUG] Upgrading Debian testing from kernel 2.4 to 2.6

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

Art Alexion wrote:
> On Wednesday, 01 August 2007 08:48, Mike Leone wrote:
> > 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).
>
> apt-get -f install
> should fix the aborted libc6 stuff.  Then start over.

Nope; needed the new kernel first. Chicken, meet the egg. :-)


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