Patkos Csaba Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 I downloaded some programes that require glibc 2.4. I also downloaded glibc 2.4 ... rpm and glibc-common ... rpm. When I try to install them it says that it will be in conflict with several other libraries and programs. My question is: IT IS SAFE TO FORCE AN INSTALL REGUARDING THE CONFLICTS? If no, how shoul I proceed to install the new glibc-2.4 ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aioshin Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 it would be better if you install it via urpmi, so it will handle the dependencies correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patkos Csaba Posted April 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 it would be better if you install it via urpmi, so it will handle the dependencies correctly. I tried it. I set up about 4-5 ftp sources for urpmi. The problem is: - I can not find on any update server glibc 2.4 ... only glibc 2.3.x for mandriva - When I try : urpmi ./glibc2.4.xxxx-i386.rpm (downloaded from rpmfind.net) it does something wrong ... 100% CPU ... I've let it "work" for over 40 minutes ... it shows no status ... nothing. If I try the same thing with glibc-common2.4xxxx-i386.rpm urpmi returns a lot of conflicts ... about 1000 lines of strange dependency/conflict errors. Is there any way of installing these classic rpm's without risking the hole system's stability? I experienced very unpleasent things a few years ago with a bad installation/update of glibc and gcc. Please send me some advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Do NOT upgrade gcc, glibc, perl and a few other things which aren't in the official repositories. Chances to bork everything beyond repair are more than great. If you explicitly need glibc 2.4+ then try Cooker, or another "bleeding edge" distro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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