Derek, Your explanation is MUCH appreciated. I thank you. This AIM package that I downloaded was for Mandrake 7.2 but then again, that was a long time ago. I didn't realize that there were other instant messaging programs that were far better. I am now using Gaim and am very happy with it. And how would I use "urpmi"?
Again, thanks for pointing a few things out. Another stupid question out of the way. :-) Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wednesday 09 June 2004 06:44 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Wednesday 09 Jun 2004 22:28, Jason Wilson wrote: > > Hello Folks, > > > > First off, I'm running the latest and greatest Mandrake Linux 10.0 > > Official. I seem to be experiencing difficulty getting a library > > installed in /usr/lib. I downloaded AIM 1.5 for Linux and I cannot > > install it because I have an older libstdc++ libary in /usr/lib. When I > > try to install the AIM RPM package, I get a message saying this: > > "aim-1.5.286-1.i386 cannot be installed due to unsatisfied > > libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2). Apparently I have an older version of this > > library. I tried downloading this version of the library and the system > > refuses to let me download directly to /usr/lib saying access is denied. > > What can I do about this and how do I get the new library installed? > > > > Please help. Any help is greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jason > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > First thing for newbies to learn is . > "Use URPMI to install software" > > If you try to install RPM packages built for other distros you will *very > Quickly* fall into dependency hell. > > Virtually any package you might be interested in is available as a Mandrake > Linux RPM package installable using urpmi. > > Urpmi sorts out all these dependency issues for you. To learn about urpmi > read the section on the Twiki in my signature. > > urpmi uses software repositories where you can download literally thousands > of packages. > > As it happens AIM is not one of them. One reason AIM is not available as a > Mandrake package is because compared to other alternatives it is shite. > If you want AOL instant messenger compatibility install gaim or kopete > using your Software install GUI. They are miles better than AIM. > > If you try to get around the dependency issue by trying to upgrade libstdc > you will almost certainly break your system. (I have been there. I have the > T-shirt) > > derek
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