-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 21 Jan 2003 16:14:34 +0100, Mertens Bram wrote:
> I just downloaded kernel 2.4.18-19.7 from > ftp://back01.us.megagiga.com/pub/redhat/linux/updates/7.3/en/os/i386 > > I'll upgrade this ASAP i386? Are you sure? According to your signature you have an i686, so you should install kernel, glibc and a few other packages for i686. > > No. Kernel headers for your kernel are in the > > kernel-source-2.4.18-3.i386.rpm package (or newer version, > > provided that you upgraded the kernel also). > > So glibc-kernheaders is supposed to have a different version number > than the other glibc-packages and even the current kernel? Yes, and it is okay as long as the kernel API doesn't change. > I found version 2.2.5-42 of glibc, would it be a good idea to upgrade, > rather than trying to get this fixed with the current version? 2.2.5-42 is most recent for Valhalla. > > 1. rm -f /etc/localtime /etc/adjtime > > How about /etc/localtime.rpmnew? Feel free to erase it. It is the default config file from the glibc-common package which RPM did not install over your customized time config. > Why /etc/adjtime? It is not related to your problem, but since you've (re-)set your time many times by now, I want to avoid any problems with automatic time adjustment. > > 2. rpm -Uvh glibc-common-APPROPRIATET_VERSION_HERE* > > Ok but what would the appropriate version be? > Right now I have: > [root@localhost rpms]# rpm -qa | grep glibc > glibc-2.2.5-42 > glibc-debug-2.2.5-42 > glibc-common-2.2.5-42 > compat-glibc-6.2-2.1.3.2 > glibc-utils-2.2.5-42 > glibc-profile-2.2.5-42 > glibc-kernheaders-2.4-7.16 > glibc-debug-static-2.2.5-42 > glibc-devel-2.2.5-42 > But I just downloaded: > [root@localhost rpms]# ls | grep glibc > glibc-2.2.5-42.i386.rpm > glibc-common-2.2.5-42.i386.rpm > glibc-debug-2.2.5-42.i386.rpm > glibc-debug-static-2.2.5-42.i386.rpm > glibc-devel-2.2.5-42.i386.rpm > glibc-kernheaders-2.4-7.16.i386.rpm > glibc-profile-2.2.5-42.i386.rpm > glibc-utils-2.2.5-42.i386.rpm Those are the same than what you have installed. The ".i386.rpm" is just a file name extension. ;) > [notice I didn't find compat-glibc-2.2.4-42] There is none. It is a backward compatibility package for Red Hat Linux 6.2. $ rpm --redhatprovides compat-glibc compat-glibc-6.2-2.1.3.2 - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+LVzX0iMVcrivHFQRAkd/AJ0fxcWSgpNE0kOQuWZwVMLPhln/UQCfcMKC ToqePBRe8OpF5DMfiQUvaDU= =+BNz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
