libc6 IS glibc
On Sat, 11 Nov 2000, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm running RedHat6.1. and I am rather new to
> GNU/LINUX.
>
> I tried to update my current lynx-version by trying
> to install lynx-2.8.4-5.i386.rpm:
> This is what the machine says:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> # rpm -Uvh /home/user/lynx-2.8.4-5.i386.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
> libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) is needed by lynx-2.8.4-5
> #
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> What is "libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3)":
> is this two packages: libc.so.6 plus some GLIBC_2.1.3
> or is it simply a specially flavored libc.so.6
>
>
> Some info -- this is what I found on my machine:
> --------------------------------------------
> user]$ locate libc.so.6
> /usr/i386-glibc20-linux/lib/libc.so.6
> /home/ftp/lib/libc.so.6
> /lib/libc.so.6
> user]$
> -------------------------------------------
> so why does rpm for the upgrade want libc.so.6 when it is already
> there ...?
>
>
>
> and this:
> -----------------------------------------
> user]$ locate glibc | less
> /usr/doc/glibc-2.1.2
> [- snip -]
> /usr/i386-glibc20-linux
> [- snip -]
> -----------------------------------------
> Is GLIBC_... (capitals) the same as glibc ... (provided
> they have the same version number ...)?
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
> Regards --
> Wolfgang
>
>
>
--
-Statux
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