On Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 10:41:15 +0200, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> When I try to install the package msynctool_0.22-2_i386.deb with `dpkg -i >> msynctool_0.22-2_i386.deb', Debian Etch complains that the version of libc6 >> is >> too low for that package. But, when I installed that package (in another >> partition of my PC) with `apt-get install msynctool' and the following lines >> in /etc/apt/sources.list: >> >> deb http://opensync.gforge.punktart.de/repo/opensync-0.21/ etch main >> deb-src http://opensync.gforge.punktart.de/repo/opensync-0.21/ etch main >> >> , no complain was made although libc6 was the same old version. Now, my >> question is: >> >> 1) why did Debian complain that time and not that other time? >> >> 2) how can I install that package with no complain, via `dpkg -i' or any >> other way that allows me not to edit sources.list?
Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This repository seems to have a backported version of the msynctool > package. Your msynctool_0.22-2_i386.deb file, on the other hand, is > obviously not backported for Etch. You can run > > dpkg-deb -I msynctool_0.22-2_i386.deb | grep Depends > > to see for yourself. (The same version of msynctool can be compiled for > different version of libc6; you cannot tell the difference from the > version string in the name of the .deb file.) I see: what I thought was the same package were on the contrary two different packages! > Take the backported package from the working system and install it on > the other one. You may be able to find the .deb in > /var/cache/apt/archives, or you can download it with > > aptitude download msynctool Thanks, the problem seems to be solved now! Thanks also to Douglas for his reply. Cheers Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
