Love it! thanks a ton. I'll give it a shot and let you know how i make out with it. not to worry cause i've got all my data backed up nightly and if it breaks i've got everything i need to reinstall.
Texstar wrote: > > On Saturday 29 September 2001 06:32 am, you wrote: > > Hi List, > > > > For the past few days i've been looking into upgrading Glibc on my > > Mandrake 7.2 system from glibc-2.1.3 to glibc-2.2.1. So far i've not > > found a lot said on the mailing list archives save a few vaporous > > references to posts that i've not been able to locate. I don't doubt > > their existance - just my ability to ask the correct question to flush > > them out of hiding. > > > > Any thoughts, info, flames are welcome. > > > > thanks, > > At one time I had a tutorial that if followed EXACTLY would upgrade your > glibc on Mandrake 7.2 but its quite dated the the rpms no longer are > available. > > Here it is for a reference: > > Download the following rpms from Mandrake Cooker: > > compat-glibc-7.2-2.1.3.2mdk.i586.rpm > glibc-2.2.1-7mdk.i586.rpm > ldconfig-2.2.1-7mdk.i586.rpm > ldetect-0.2.3-3mdk.i586.rpm > ldetect-lst-0.1.2-4mdk.noarch.rpm > locales-2.3.1-6mdk.noarch.rpm > locales-en-2.3.1-6mdk.noarch.rpm > sash-3.4-6mdk.i586.rpm > > Create a directory called update in your home directory and copy the rpms > into that directory. > > Next open up a text editor and put the following information in a file: > > /usr/X11R6/lib > /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/lib > > Save this file in your home directory as ld.so.conf > You are going to need this file in just a minute. > > Go to your console > su to root > > Change to your update directory: > cd update > > Install the rpms with the following command: > rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps *.rpm > > (The reason for the force command is DrakConf will complain about a > dependency issue which will go away once you run the ldconfig command as > stated below) > > cd back to your home directory and copy the ld.so.conf file over to your etc > directory: > > cd .. > cp ld.so.conf /etc > Overwrite /etc/ld.so.conf (Y) > Press Y > > Now run the following command: > > ldconfig > > Thats it. Now all your old stuff will still run just fine and you can use > alot of the Mandrake Cooker RPMS! > > Note: Do not try to update everything on your system. Do not force any > updates. It is not recommended that you update rpm, menu or libstdc you will > break your system. You have been warned! Not all Cooker RPMs will work with > this setup. Use at your own risk. You are responsible for your own actions. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- daRcmaTTeR =/\=??? |%C++ "Beware of little sins. Mosquitoes drink more blood than lions." Author unknown
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