On Thu, 2014-02-13 at 12:48 -0500, Dan Ritter wrote: > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 03:42:25PM -0600, John Foster wrote: > > I have a question regarding upgrading a remotely hosted VPN server. was > > running Debian 6; I did a few upgrades to clear the way for a > > dist-upgrade. I normally do this by getting the libc6 stuff and the > > kernel image done first then the rest of my apps. I've had very few > > issues with this in the past. However this is my first time to do it via > > all command line interface on a remotely hosted VPN server. On this > > server there is no kernel image or at least nothing in the /boot > > directory & nothing shows to be installed as a kernel image in dselect. > > the issue at hand is this message when I try to install the new libc6 > > parts: > > I suspect you are using a VPS, not a VPN: a virtual server. And > I also suspect that your provider is supplying the kernel for > the server from outside the mounted environment. Sorry about the terminology, & yes it is a virtual server called OpenVZ
> This could be something that's easy to change (your provider > will offer you a tool) or something that's impossible to change > (you are not running in a full virtualized environment, but in a > container or zone arrangement where your kernel is shared with > the hosting machine). > > In either case, talk to tech support at your VPS provider and > get the facts. > > -dsr- > I did and their response is below: > After discussion with another member of the technical team we do not > appear to have any custom OpenVZ configurations that would cause such > an issue. Also could you please expand as to what you mean by "I > noticed that there is NO linux kernel image installed on this > server". Nothing in /boot I.E. no kernel. They do answer questions quickly but they also sell a fully managed system for a much higher fee, that I'm not able to afford, nor do I want those limitations. I 'THINK' the libC issues are in fact related to the location of the actual kernel they are providing. I'm fairly sure they have a kernel with its own LIBC supplied from elsewhere & that they have provided the libC locations as deemed proper by their tech staff. Issue is the OS Debian 6 "minimal" does NOT actually provide all the tools I need to run the REQUIRED software for my site. At least not if I keep it all upgraded. An example: I need to upgrade ocaml to a more recent version in order to compile the Texvc system for the mathematics of my mediawiki installation. There are many other similar instances. I can't get the currect stable version of ocaml to install since I can't get the dependencies satisfied due to the outdated libc6 items. Thanks John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1392323026.5749.11.ca...@beast.johnwfoster.com
