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> However, if I try to install any one of them, it reports that I already > have to have one of the others. For instance, trying glibc-common > gives: > > [root at localhost src]# rpm -Uvh glibc-common-2.2.4-19.3.i386.rpm > error: failed dependencies: > glibc < 2.2.4 conflicts with glibc-common-2.2.4-19.3 > glibc-common = 2.2.2-10 is needed by glibc-2.2.2-10 > > Similarly for the other two. Question: How do I get the newer rpm's > installed? The obvious thing to do would be to uninstall all 3 earlier > rpm's, then install the new 3. But, my guess is: > -- rpm wouldn't let me uninstall the previous 3, b/c so much stuff depends> on glibc > -- My system would be completely screwed if I were able to uninstall the > earlier 3. How about 'rpm -Uvh glibc*2.2.4*'? Brian J. Conway bconway at wpi.edu "LINUX is obsolete" - Andrew S. Tanenbaum, creator of Minix - Jan 29, 1992
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