Re: libc5 to libc6: purge or install

1997-12-24 Thread Scott K. Ellis
On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, Jameson Burt wrote: This seems the correct approach. So, the libc5-libc6-Mini-HOWTO should say not just The minimum list of packages to install to be able to run unstable- branch packages is below. Install these packages one at a time in exactly the order

Re: libc5 to libc6: purge or install

1997-12-24 Thread Jameson Burt
Your libc5-libc6-Mini-HOWTO.txt saves many people from ruinning their operating systems. A few changes could save a few more people. When a person ruins zher operating system by badly adding packages from hamm, zhe consumes weeks of time. You might save tens of people

RE: libc5 to libc6: purge or install *-dev?

1997-11-17 Thread Remco Blaakmeer
On Sun, 16 Nov 1997, George Bonser wrote: Didn't save me. I followd the instructions on an old test system here and STILL managed to blow it up. I was tired and cranky ... got to the part where I manuall did a dpkg on libc6 ... but it conflicts with libc5 ... (dpkg -i

libc5 to libc6: purge or install *-dev?

1997-11-16 Thread Jameson Burt
The key document for upgrading from stable bo to unstable hamm is libc5-libc6-Mini-HOWTO.txt. I have botched the upgrade from rex to bo, and the upgrade from bo to hamm. I botched the upgrades because I installed programs from the unstable version over several months successfully, then one

RE: libc5 to libc6: purge or install *-dev?

1997-11-16 Thread George Bonser
Your libc5-libc6-Mini-HOWTO.txt saves many people from ruinning their operating systems. A few changes could save a few more people. When a person ruins zher operating system by badly adding packages from hamm, zhe consumes weeks of time. You might save tens of people a hundred wasted

Re: libc5 to libc6: purge or install *-dev?

1997-11-16 Thread joost witteveen
Your libc5-libc6-Mini-HOWTO.txt saves many people from ruinning their operating systems. A few changes could save a few more people. When a person ruins zher operating system by badly adding packages from hamm, zhe consumes weeks of time. You might save tens of people a

RE: libc5 to libc6: purge or install *-dev?

1997-11-16 Thread oehansen
Þann 16-Nov-97 skrifar Jameson Burt: Your libc5-libc6-Mini-HOWTO.txt saves many people from ruinning their operating systems. A few changes could save a few more people. When a person ruins zher operating system by badly adding packages from hamm, zhe consumes weeks of time. You

Re: libc5 to libc6: purge or install *-dev?

1997-11-16 Thread George Bonser
Maybe I have an old version ... at the very end it finally mentiones the conflict. the last item in the howto. I think it should be moved up to where the lists of packages you need are mentioned. On 16-Nov-97 joost witteveen wrote: I'm sure that is mentioned in the