Thread: dpkg command is broken

hi,

dpkg command corrupted. when run command "dpkg -s packagename" i'd error, "dpkg: /lib/libc.so.6: version `glibc_2.8' not found (required dpkg)". production system have careful in resolving it. i'm concerned other packages may broken due missing libc.

server running release 8.04, hardy. know how fix problem?

thank

posted sropensrc

hi,

dpkg command corrupted. when run command "dpkg -s packagename" i'd error, "dpkg: /lib/libc.so.6: version `glibc_2.8' not found (required dpkg)". production system have careful in resolving it. i'm concerned other packages may broken due missing libc.

server running release 8.04, hardy. know how fix problem?

first, should update 10.04, lts.

looking dependency not there. dpkg looking library version later 1 hardy has. hardy shipped glibc version 2.7. whatever reason, dpkg wants glibc version 2.8. if had guess, (somehow) dpkg updated, not c libraries. i'm not sure how happen, updated dpkg newer c libraries original didn't need.

can try:
-get glibc version 2.8 repositories satisfy dpkg's dependency
-update system recent lts, have needed version of glibc, , prevent whole host of other problems
-build glibc yourself, run dpkg (not highly recommended)
-build package without using dpkg (not highly recommended)

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