on Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 03:56:16PM -0700, Robin Rowe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J.F.Gratton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 7:00 AM > Subject: Unable to upgrade libc6, cannot find why > > > Hi, I just tried to install Deb on a new PC, but I can't complete the > > install, somehow. Here's what happens. > > > > - I started the install with Deb 2.2r3's boot floppy (well actually > > the first cd) and then changed my /etc/apt/sources.list to point > > to an ftp server with unstable instead of stable. > > > > - It downloads the packages OK. Now the fun starts... > > > > One the first packages it tries to install is > > libc6_2.2.3-7_i386.deb, to replace the one from the CD (which is > > 2.1.3-18). > > > > Here's what I get: > > > > --- > > Preparing to replace libc6 2.1.3-18 (using .../libc6_2.2.3-7_i386.deb) ... > > cp: invalid option -- L > > Try 'cp --help' for more information. > > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.2.3-7_i386.deb > > (--unpack): > > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > --- > > > > Sorry if this seems long, I thought that putting the whole message might > > help people. > > > > I went throught the /var/lib/dpkg/info/libc6.* to find any mentions of > > cp -L without finding anything. > > > > My system is now stuck half-installed as I cannot continue (libc6 being > > important as it is for other packages). > > > > Anyone knows where to go from there ? Thanks
> Upgrade to 'testing' first, then 'unstable'. You can't make it > directly from potato to unstable. (The testing version has the cp > version with -L, but potato cp does not.) Below is the procedure that > worked for me when I got hung up by the same problem. Hmm...if this is true, there is a bug, and the current 'unstable' package's installation procedure for libc6_2 needs to be fixed so that it doesn't rely on the '-L' flag, or other issues identified and fixed. At some point, the process will be to upgrade from potato to unstable directly. I'm also not sure that the '-L' flag doesn't exist in earlier versions of ls -- I have it on both my 'testing' and 'unstable' systems. Data, anyone? -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org Are these opinions my employer's? Hah! I don't believe them myself!
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