[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ooops! I decided to follow the old maxim of "if it ain't broken, break it" > - in the interests of others who want to do the same to their Cobalt > machines. > Things didn't go smoothly. I tried to install aptitude (after apt-get > update) as suggested in the release notes but it caused a failure with > libc6 and wouldn't install. So I decided to see what might happen by going > down the apt-get install dist-upgrade route. > > Eventually, I got to a similar/the same libc6 error. > > Unpacking replacement libc6 ... > dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 176 > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.2.ds1-22_mipsel.deb (--unpack): > subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 176 > bash: Do: command not found > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > debian:/home/matt# > > Any (simple) pointers on how to fix this would be most gratefully recieved > :)
Read the fine manual: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/mipsel/release-notes/ Specifically: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/mipsel/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html Thiemo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

