Bug#428655: closed by Pierre Habouzit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Re: Bug#428655: libc6: preinst check makes upgrading old libc6 versions impossible)

2007-06-13 Thread David Purdy
Thanks for your reply. > Yes it's possible. Users are supposed to have a kernel 2.6 when they > run etch. For user that lived up to here with a 2.4 kernel (wow!) then > the "fix" is to install etch's 2.6 kernel, then to upgrade to > unstable/lenny. I think it would be best if I gave you some mor

Bug#428655: libc6: preinst check makes upgrading old libc6 versions impossible

2007-06-13 Thread David Purdy
Package: libc6 Version: 2.3.6.ds1-13 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable If you currently have an old libc6 version (eg: 2.3.6.ds1-13) & kernel (eg: 2.4.20-686) installed, then it is impossible to upgrade libc6 or the kernel. When you attempt to upgrade libc6, the preinst scri