CaT wrote: > > Because I have mysql dealing with a db whose files are >2gig I've
> apt-get -b source libc6 > dpkg --install libc6_2.1.3-18_i386.deb libc6-dev_2.1.3-18_i386.deb > locales_2.1.3-18_i386.deb > dpkg --install glibc-doc_2.1.3-18_all.deb [..] > It still wants to download and install em. :/ Why is it so? you trying to upgrade to woody? if your sources.list is still using potato sources then i'd reccomend putting the libc packages u installed manually on hold and see if that works(see the archives for how to do this i dont remember). if your trying to upgrade to woody then it will try to upgrade because woody's libc6 is newer. i saw something else in the mailing list a couple days ago another guy had a similar problem, someone mentioned that because the md5sums dont match apt-get tries to get ones that match whats in the packages file. but if the VERSION is the same, then putting libc6(and friends) on hold should work .... nate -- ::: ICQ: 75132336 http://www.aphroland.org/ http://www.linuxpowered.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
