At 03:46 AM 9/2/00, Subba Rao wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am trying to upgrade some libraries and would like to find out what version
>is installed on my system. I have tried the "strings" command but am getting
>more confusing version numbers for each file. The "ldd" and "ldconfig" command
>did not help that much. How do I find out what version of library is on my
>system?
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Subba Rao
Try using 'rpm -q "<whatever package name>". Wildcards are also supported.
Or use 'rpm -qa' and filter the output through grep (or whatever u want)
looking for the particular strings.
Also try 'man rpm' for more info on using rpm
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