one more thing, when you remove libs, add new libs, add paths to
/etc/ld.so.conf, it is a good idea to run ldconfig as root to update everything.
forgetting this step can be a huge pain in the, uh, foo.
tom carlile wrote:
> hi eric,
> the problem is that it's finding the older gtk before it's finding the newer one.
> your linux distribution probably included a version of gtk. distribution
> inclusions like this are typically found in /usr/lib.
> rm -r /usr/lib/*gtk* should be good enough.
> now, since it won't find gtk libs in /usr/lib it'll roll over to
> /usr/local/lib, where you installed it. (* if you have /usr/local/lib
> in your /etc/ld.so.conf, which you certainly should *)
> gtk versions are most definitely offered in rpm format, but i'd advise you
> to avoid rpms entirely.
>
> Eric Nordquist wrote:
>
> > I recently tried installing the AfterStep Control Panel and needed the
> > latest GTK. I installed the latest GTK, but I still can't install the
> > control panel because the older GTK is the default on my system. I need
> > to either remove the older version of GTK, or have the newer version
> > become the default. It was not offered as an rpm, or I would have just
> > upgraded it. The problem is I don't know how to remove the old GTK and
> > have the newer be the default.
> > Thanks for any help
> >
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