Jacques Du Pasquier wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm having difficulties to install StarOffice 5.0.
>
> The installation doc states that StarOffice uses libc2 version 2.0.7.
> I run RH 5.0 with libc2 version 2.0.5.
>
> So I tried to install the libc2 version 2.0.7 that comes with the Star
> Office package (if I don't, StarOffice won't install saying it does
> need exactly version 2.0.7).
>
> The installation of the new libc2 aborts saying that the dynamic
> loader must be changed, and I need to be sure what I'm doing.
> Following the doc (though I'm not too sure what I'm doing :-) ), I
> restart the libc2 install script forcing change of the dynamic loader.
>
> The install script renames a file adding "_old" (I guess it's the
> dynamic loader), then the install script crashes and nothing will work
> anymore. Not even "ls" or "mv"...
>
> I managed to repair my system with a boot diskette and removing the
> "_old". Now it works. But I'd like to install Star Office.
>
> Any idea?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jacques
I have heard that the libc2 included with StarOffice breaks Linux. Try
downloading updates from RedHat.
