[Linux-disciples] changing sources - leaving ubuntu

[Karl Sokol]

Is it possible/desirable to change apt sources?  Ubuntu has served me
well as far as getting my video card to work etc.  But it seems rather
paternalistic.  I have been having a lot of things crash, and am having
difficulties with others.  Also, I can't get kde to install because of
an infinite loop of dependencies.   

I installed my system with the following apt/sources.list

"deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty universe

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty-security main
restricted

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty main restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty-security main
restricted"

I then updated and tried to upgrade with the following.  It seems that
it has more current packages.  About 700 out of 800 got marked for
upgrading.  However, it does not fully work.  

karl at ubuntu:~ $ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libc6
Suggested packages:
  glibc-doc
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libc6
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 892 not upgraded.
7 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/4348kB of archives.
After unpacking 2335kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 81244 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.2.ds1-13ubuntu2.2
(using .../libc6_2.3.2.ds1-20.0.0.2.gcc4_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
dpkg: error
processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.2.ds1-20.0.0.2.gcc4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib64', which is also in package base-files
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.2.ds1-20.0.0.2.gcc4_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
karl at ubuntu:~ $

These are the repositories that I am trying to use.

deb-src http://debian-amd64.alioth.debian.org/pure64 sid main contrib
non-free

deb http://bach.hpc2n.umu.se/pure64 sid main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://bach.hpc2n.umu.se/pure64 sid main contrib non-free

deb http://bytekeeper.as28747.net/amd64/alioth/pure64 sid main contrib
non-free
#deb-src http://bytekeeper.as28747.net/amd64/alioth/pure64 sid main
contrib non-free

deb http://debian.inode.at/debian-amd64/pure64 sid main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://debian.inode.at/debian-amd64/pure64 sid main contrib
non-free

deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-amd64/pure64 sid main contrib
non-free
#deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-amd64/pure64 sid main contrib
non-free


deb http://mirror.phy.bnl.gov/debian-amd64 sid main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://mirror.phy.bnl.gov/debian-amd64 sid main contrib
non-free

deb ftp://ftp.caliu.info/pub/distribucions/debian-amd64/pure64 sid main
contrib non-free
#deb-src ftp://ftp.caliu.info/pub/distribucions/debian-amd64/pure64 sid
main contrib non-free

deb http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/debian-amd64/pure64 sid main
contrib non-free
#deb-src http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/debian-amd64/pure64 sid main
contrib non-free

deb http://debian-amd64.alioth.debian.org/gcc-3.4 sid main contrib
non-free

Any advice?  Should I work with the ubuntu defaults and work my problems
out one by one or upgrade?


-- 
                                                Grace and Peace,
                                                Karl