On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 08:37, Oisin Feeley wrote: > On 2 Jul 2003, Mike Chambers wrote: > > > > Looks like you need to remove the older version. Also, did you > > install/upgrade a i386 version of glibc instead of i686 or whatever arch > > your system is? > > Hmmm. I'll check that as I foolishly didn't consider it. The system It's one of the most common problem reports with RPM-based distributions, related to upgrades to system packages. Reformulating: you're not alone. :-) > was freshly installed and I thought it was using i386 rpms, but I didn't > check so it's a possible problem. Isn't it possible to install i386 > rpms on an i686 system though? I thought that i386 rpms were a sort of > safe "lower common denominator" and always a safe bet to install if one > wasn't sure. i686 means "PentiumPro and above". i586 means "Pentium". athlon means... well... i guess Athlon/Duron and above. On the website which provided you the updated packages, check the i686 or the athlon directories to see what architecture-optimized packages are available (and USE THEM accordingly). -- Florin Andrei "Never send a human to do a machine's job." - Agent Smith
