[gobolinux-users] Update Sequence

[gobolinux at tjconnell.co.uk]

on 5/4/07 8:14 AM, Michael Homer <gobo-users-dufus at wotfun.com> wrote:

> On 4/5/07, gobolinux at tjconnell.co.uk <gobolinux at tjconnell.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hi,.
>>
>> Is there no mechanism through the Manager for identifying correctly the
>> sequence in which updates should be installed?
> No. You can check out Freshen from CVS and use it to automate the
> whole process, or produce an ordered list. I will tag a release on
> Tuesday (older releases do not perform this ordering).

I am not into playing with CVS! When will there be a package or recipe in the
repository?

>> I installed a clean 013 system today and thought that I would bring it right
>> up to date with all amended packages! The packages are listed in alphabetic
>> order and so that is the order I chose! All went OK until I tried to update
>> CoreUtils, which required GLibc! The installation of GLibc seemed to go OK,
>> but when the CoreUtils installation recommenced I got a series of messages
>> saying KERNEL TOO OLD and now it wont boot!
> Check the list archives for how to fix this; there's a post by me a
> few weeks ago laying it out from when I ran into the same problem.

I will look this up, but see below

> To upgrade Glibc you must have at least a 2.6.20 kernel - that's what
> the current package is compiled against.

Is that the Package labelled Linux?


> InstallPackage/Compile -should- prompt you to fulfil dependencies when
> you run them, though, which gives you some guidance.

Coreutils asked for Glibc which I ok'd! Glibc DID NOT ask for a kernel change!

>> I now need to reinstall again from the LiveCD, but before I do so I
>> wouldlike to know how to update it!
> Again, see the list archives. "Upgrading Glibc" on -users. You don't
> have to reinstall, just symlink in the old Glibc. Then upgrade the
> kernel and go.

I cannot do this my copy of gobolinux will not now boot! It gives a kernel panic
with the same KERNEL TOO OLD message during the init script

> -Michael

Thanks for the help you have provided tho

Tom