Is it bad to have multible libraries installed for the same thing (i.e.
different versions)?  I have this for glib, 
glib-1.2.0-1
glib-1.0.6-3
I can't figure out how to upgrade glib-1.0.6-3, here is what I do, and my
errors:
[root@wired downloads]# rpm -U glib-1.2.0-1.i386.rpm 
failed dependencies:
        glib = 1.0.6 is needed by gtk+-1.0.6-3
        libglib.so.1 is needed by AfterStep-APPS-1.5-0.3
        libglib.so.1 is needed by control-panel-3.7-7
        libglib.so.1 is needed by ee-0.3-8
        libglib.so.1 is needed by gecko-1.6-0
        libglib.so.1 is needed by gimp-1.0.1-2
        libglib.so.1 is needed by gnome-core-0.20.1-2
        libglib.so.1 is needed by gnome-libs-0.20-3
        libglib.so.1 is needed by gnome-linuxconf-0.14-4rh
        libglib.so.1 is needed by imlib-cfgeditor-1.8-5
        libglib.so.1 is needed by ripperX-0.9b-3
        libglib.so.1 is needed by usermode-1.4.3-1
        libglib.so.1 is needed by usernet-1.0.8-1

and when I try to upgrad gtk+:
[root@wired downloads]# rpm -U gtk+-1.2.0-1.i386.rpm 
failed dependencies:
        libglib-1.2.so.0 is needed by gtk+-1.2.0-1
        libgmodule-1.2.so.0 is needed by gtk+-1.2.0-1
        libgdk.so.1 is needed by AfterStep-APPS-1.5-0.3
        libgdk.so.1 is needed by control-panel-3.7-7
        libgdk.so.1 is needed by ee-0.3-8
        libgdk.so.1 is needed by gimp-1.0.1-2
        libgdk.so.1 is needed by gnome-core-0.20.1-2
        libgdk.so.1 is needed by gnome-libs-0.20-3
        libgdk.so.1 is needed by gnome-linuxconf-0.14-4rh
        libgdk.so.1 is needed by imlib-cfgeditor-1.8-5
        libgdk.so.1 is needed by ripperX-0.9b-3
        libgdk.so.1 is needed by usermode-1.4.3-1
        libgdk.so.1 is needed by usernet-1.0.8-1
        libgtk.so.1 is needed by AfterStep-APPS-1.5-0.3
        libgtk.so.1 is needed by control-panel-3.7-7
        libgtk.so.1 is needed by ee-0.3-8
        libgtk.so.1 is needed by gimp-1.0.1-2
        libgtk.so.1 is needed by gnome-core-0.20.1-2
        libgtk.so.1 is needed by gnome-libs-0.20-3
        libgtk.so.1 is needed by gnome-linuxconf-0.14-4rh
        libgtk.so.1 is needed by imlib-cfgeditor-1.8-5
        libgtk.so.1 is needed by ripperX-0.9b-3
        libgtk.so.1 is needed by usermode-1.4.3-1
        libgtk.so.1 is needed by usernet-1.0.8-1

so needless to say, I am stuck.

Help me! (please)

Jimmy

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                Jimmy Thomson
          Computer Science Undergrad
        Michigan Technological University

"Never try to be philosophical about sex when 
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