Kernel 2.6.18 depends on new version of coreutils

kushalkoolwal · 03-29-2007, 01:28 PM

Hi,

I have been using Debian Sarge(Stable) version with Kernel 2.6.17 from Debian Repo. I decided to upgrade to Debian Kernel 2.6.18 and when I tried to install the kernel deb package (by dpkg -i <kernel>), I got an error message saying:

Code:

linux-image-2.6.18 depends on coreutils (>=5.96); however Version of coreutils on system is 5.2.1-2

How do I get around this issue? Will I have to upgrade to etch? How about backports?

uv256 · 03-29-2007, 01:35 PM

I'm not using Debian myself... but read what is says
it's pretty clear you need to upgrade coreutils

http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/

kushalkoolwal · 03-29-2007, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uv256

I'm not using Debian myself... but read what is says
it's pretty clear you need to upgrade coreutils

http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/

Thanks for the reply. But I am sure there are other ways to get around it.....Debian is quite flexible as far as I know.

JimBass · 03-29-2007, 04:49 PM

Unstable has 5.97 in the repositories, so you can get it from there. You can try:

Code:

apt-get -t unstable install coreutils

It might throw a fit over upgrading just coreutils, it has a bit of a list of dependencies, but it might be ok. You can also try -t testing instead of -t unstable, I don't know what version of coreutils is in testing at the moment.

Peace,
JimBass

utanja · 03-29-2007, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kushalkoolwal

Thanks for the reply. But I am sure there are other ways to get around it.....Debian is quite flexible as far as I know.

if you running Sarge use the debian etch repository....etch is based on 2.6.18