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El dj 11 de 08 de 2016 a les 21:55 +0200, Aurelien Jarno va escriure: > On 2016-08-11 21:32, Javier Serrano Polo wrote: > > libc-bin is tagged essential since 2.13-10. Old systems based on Squeeze > > can work without libc-bin, with a dpkg that does not require ldconfig. > > No they can't. In squeeze, the binaries from libc-bin were included in > libc6. The package has been split as part of the switch to multiarch. This is not correct: https://archive.debian.net/squeeze/libc-bin > > Could anyone explain why libc-bin is essential? > > Because it provides binaries and configuration files essential for the > system: ldconfig, getent, ld.so.conf, nsswitch.conf, C.UTF-8 locale, etc. These elements are very useful, but a system based on Squeeze can work without them. Is there any other reason in a Sid system?
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