Hi, No, you can have libc4, libc5, and libc6 on the machine simultaneously. These are just run time shared libraries, and do not interfere with each other. There should be only one -dev package at one time.
Do not remove libc4 until you are sure there is not program on your machine that depends on libc4. manoj __> dpkg -l libc\* | egrep '^\||ii' | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description ii libc4 4.6.27-15 The Linux C library version 4 (run-time libr ii libc5 5.4.33-7 The Linux C library version 5 (run-time libr ii libc5-altdev 5.4.33-7 The Linux C library version 5 (alternative d ii libc6 2.0.4-1 The GNU C library version 2 (run-time files) ii libc6-dev 2.0.4-1 The GNU C library version 2 (development fil ii libc6-doc 2.0.4-1 The GNU C library version 2 (documentation f ii libc6-pic 2.0.4-1 The GNU C library version 2 (PIC library) ii libcgi-perl 2.76-2 modules for perl5, for use in writing CGI sc -- If at first you don't succeed, transform your data set. Manoj Srivastava <url:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mobile, Alabama USA <url:http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .