Try installing both packages at once from dpkg. If that won't work then you get to now learn the joys of "forcing" packages into your system.
run dpkg --force-help I won't tell you which one to use because it's best if you read the help and then make an informed decision about "forcing" your "depends" (hint,hint). Of course you can totally rip your system to shreds doing this but I don't think you'll end up with a problem in this case. --mike On 09 Aug 2001 09:18:51 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The debian-testing archive doesn't have any messages since April, so I > presume this is the correct list. > > I changed sources.list from stable to testing, used dselect to do what > is presumably the equivalent of apt-get update, then did apt-get > dist-upgrade, which failed with an error message. > > perl: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.2' not found (required by > /lib/libdb.so.3) > > I went to the debian-user archives and found that I should go into > /var/cache/apt/archives and do dpkg -i on the packages I needed. > Here's where I ran into the circular dependency: > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libc6: > libc6 depends on libdb2 (>= 2:2.7.7-4); however: > Package libdb2 is not configured yet. > > Ok, so how about libdb2? > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libdb2: > libdb2 depends on libc6 (>= 2.2.3-1); however: > Package libc6 is not configured yet. > > > What should I do next? > > > Below is the cut/paste of the end of apt-get dist-upgrade, in case it > matters. > > Fetched 220MB in 1h46m55s (34.3kB/s) > > Configuring packages ... > Use of uninitialized value at /usr/lib/perl5/Debian/DebConf/ConfModule.pm > line 1 > 18, <GEN50> chunk 3. > (Reading database ... 47671 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing arena ... > Removing task-gnome-apps ... > Removing gnumeric ... > Removing gnome-print ... > (Reading database ... 46937 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace libdb2-util 2:2.4.14-2.7.7.1.c (using > .../libdb2-util_2%3a2 > .7.7-8_i386.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement libdb2-util ... > Preparing to replace libdb2 2:2.4.14-2.7.7.1.c (using > .../libdb2_2%3a2.7.7-8_i38 > 6.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement libdb2 ... > Replacing files in old package libc6 ... > Preparing to replace cpp 1:2.95.2-13 (using .../cpp_1%3a2.95.3-7_i386.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement cpp ... > Selecting previously deselected package cpp-2.95. > Unpacking cpp-2.95 (from .../cpp-2.95_1%3a2.95.4-0.010424_i386.deb) ... > Preparing to replace gcc 1:2.95.2-13 (using .../gcc_1%3a2.95.3-7_i386.deb) ... > Removing old gcc doc directory. > Unpacking replacement gcc ... > Preparing to replace binutils 2.9.5.0.37-1 (using > .../binutils_2.11.90.0.7-2_i38 > 6.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement binutils ... > Selecting previously deselected package gcc-2.95. > Unpacking gcc-2.95 (from .../gcc-2.95_1%3a2.95.4-0.010424_i386.deb) ... > Preparing to replace g++ 1:2.95.2-13 (using .../g++_1%3a2.95.3-7_i386.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement g++ ... > Selecting previously deselected package g++-2.95. > Unpacking g++-2.95 (from .../g++-2.95_1%3a2.95.4-0.010424_i386.deb) ... > Preparing to replace libstdc++2.10-dev 1:2.95.2-13 (using > .../libstdc++2.10-dev_ > 1%3a2.95.4-0.010424_i386.deb) ... > perl: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.2' not found (required by > /lib/libdb.so.3 > ) > dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > perl: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.2' not found (required by > /lib/libdb.so.3 > ) > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/libstdc++2.10-dev_1%3a2.95.4-0.01 > 0424_i386.deb (--unpack): > subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > dpkg: regarding .../libc6-dev_2.2.3-5_i386.deb containing libc6-dev: > libc6-dev conflicts with libstdc++2.10-dev (<< 1:2.95.2-15) > libstdc++2.10-dev (version 1:2.95.2-13) is installed. > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev_2.2.3-5_i386.deb > (--unp > ack): > conflicting packages - not installing libc6-dev > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/libstdc++2.10-dev_1%3a2.95.4-0.010424_i386.deb > /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev_2.2.3-5_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
