Subj : Re: Upgrading glibc?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Sybren Stuvel
Date : Fri Oct 01 2004 07:07 pm

FLY135 enlightened us with:
> I want to install an RPM of some software but it requires
> glibc-2.3.4 and I have glibc-2.3.2.  However when I try to install
> it I get errors saying that other packages depend on 2.3.2.  Is it a
> futile task to try and upgrade?  Will I end up breaking a bunch of
> software on my RH 9.0 installation?  Can't multiple glibc versions
> reside on the same system?

glibc is very tricky to update - do it wrong and your system is
unbootable. You can try recompiling the software you're installing, so
it's linked to your version of glibc.

Sybren
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The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

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