On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 02:12:07 -0500 (EST), Kalin Mintchev wrote: > > > > > hi all > > > > i'm trying to update the glibc version on a redhat 7.3 machine to > > glibc-2.2.4-78.i386.rpm > > The most recent glibc release for Red Hat Linux 7.3 is 2.2.5-44. > Where have you got your mysterious 2.2.4-78 from? don't remember anymore - i looked at so many places... > > Btw, make sure, you do get the i586, i686 or athlon package when your CPU > belongs to one of that families (e.g. Intel Pentium or above, AMD > Athlon/Duron). The i386 glibc is for older CPUs, e.g. 80486,... my machine is i686 > > > every time i try this i get: > > > > glibc > 2.2.2 conflicts with glibc-common-2.2.2-10 > > Which is because with Red Hat Linux, glibc is split into two packages. And > you would need to get a newer glibc-common package, too. > > > Can't comment on your other pretty confusing plans, since it doesn't > become clear whether you know the implications of replacing a glibc. i'm don't pretend to be an expert but i know these libs are used to compile programs and changing them older versions wont be able to compile... > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
