libc6-dev dependancy problem
Hi,
Can someone give me a hint as to how to solve the
following problem I got when I tried to update my sid
system yesterday?
First, here is my uname -a output.
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Linux damon-3000 2.6.8 #3 Thu Aug 26 11:56:57 PDT 2004
x86_64 GNU/Linux
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Here is the error I got while attempting to 'install'
after 'update' in dselect.
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dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
libc6-dev:
libc6-dev depends on libc6 (=
2.3.2.ds1-19.0.0.1.pure64); however:
Version of libc6 on system is 2.3.2.ds1-19.
dpkg: error processing libc6-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
libc6-dev
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I tried a couple of other things with the following
results.
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# apt-get install libc6
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct
these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6: Conflicts: base-files (<
3.1.2-0.0.0.2.pure64) but 3.1.1.0.0.1.pure64 is to be
installed
libc6-dev: Depends: libc6 (=
2.3.2.ds1-19.0.0.1.pure64) but
2.3.2.ds1-19.0.0.3.pure64 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with
no packages (or specify a solution).
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# apt-get install -f
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
base-files libc6 libc6-dev
Suggested packages:
glibc-doc
The following packages will be upgraded:
base-files libc6 libc6-dev
3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 89 not
upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/8845kB of archives.
After unpacking 8192B disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
E: This installation run will require temporarily
removing the essential package base-files due to a
Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This is often bad, but if
you really want to do it, activate the
APT::Force-LoopBreak option.
E: Internal Error, Could not early remove base-files
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At the moment, due to an update problem from a couple
of days previous, I can not login to this system under
X. I get to the graphical login page with the debian
logo, but after typing my name and password the screen
goes blank and then after a few seconds the login page
returns. I use fvwm 2.5.12. This problem may have
been cleaned up (a lot of X related stuff has been
updated) but the libc6 dependancy problem is
preventing me from installing the updated packages.
Thanks!
Damon
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