> -----Original Message----- > From: Xavier Sudre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 7:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: ipv6 debian 2.2 and kernel 2.4 apt links >
Hi Xavier, > I am running a debian 2.2 with kernel 2.4.18. > For that I use some packages provided at: > deb http://www.fs.tum.de/~bunk/debian potato main > deb-src http://www.fs.tum.de/~bunk/debian potato main > OK, personally i think it's not a good idea. The potato have IPv6 support in original kernel (just add it in modconf). > Since I was interested in ipv6 I did all the stuff provided > on the debian ipv6 project web-page. > > And specially, I put the links: > deb http://www14.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/db3/h-yamamo/ipv6/debian potato/ > deb http://people.debian.org/~kitame/ipv6 ipv6 unstable > > The problem with it is that It has replaced some of my > packages by older ones > like ifup/ifdown (I had to remove the auto parameter from the > /etc/network/interfaces file). > Also some of them have not been installed because I already > used newest ones, like bind... It's for that if don't like contrib packages, a lot of them are not updated. You can get too many security problem by using old contrib packages... > > So finaly I setup everything a layer 3 but I have no > aplication that can be used in IPV6. What's application do you want ? > What can I do ? I thought to go to woody right now and use > only the based packages > ready for ipv6 like bind 9, or I thought to go back in my > installation process and > remove packages installed with the two ipv6 links above given > that my old packages must > support ipv6 because they are part of the packages of the new > kernels 2.4.X that support ipv6. > I think it's the best solution for upgrade your debian to woody. Best Regards, Nicolas DEFFAYET -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

