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how to role back my libc6 to stable version??

so installed the libc6_2.3.6-4_i386.deb package (unstable) like an idiot and now:

Code:

dpkg -l libc6

Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold

| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed

|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)

||/ Name          Version        Description

+++-==============-==============-============================================

ii  libc6          2.3.6-4        GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone

now i want to role back to the stable version because right now i have had to remove the libc6-dev package and i don't have things like /usr/include/sys/types.h etc

how do i role back to an older stable version??

thanks

2 options (there are more, but I am no expert, option 2. is the easiest)

1. try this link, apt-get and dpkg help for new users,
you could remove the package, then install the version you want
http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/1...r-for-new.html

2. Use Synaptic package manager, a GUI front end for apt-get
(kde menu, System, not sure under gnome or other window managers/Gui's)
If not on your system search on debian site, and install
http://www.au.debian.org/distrib/pac...earch_packages
once synaptic is running (enter root password for access)
a. search for package you want to downgrade,
b. once found select with left mouse click,
c. select "package" from menu at top
d. select "force version" from drop down list
e. a window pops up, select version you would like to roll back to
f. left click on "force version"
g. another dialog may come up, asking you to confirm/deny, type either Y or n(Y to confirm)
h. done hopefully

:)

Hi, i'm having kind of this problem, but none of your solutions worked.
Trying to remove libc6 would remove almost my entire os.

I created a thread, i woul appreciate if you can take a look

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=431324

Awesome .. it worked!!