Re: Help! How to restore glibc on a broken system?

[Aeryn <aeryn_sunn hotmail com>]

Ug, now I am really confused...more like wary of upgrading glibc.  Here is
what my systems has on it.

kernel2.4.18i686
glibc2.2.5i686
rpm4.0.4i386
glibc-devel2.2.5i386
glibc-common2.2.5i386

Now, I would like to upgrade to the glibc 2.3 version.  I have been told to
use the:

glibc-2.3.2-27.9.i686.rpm
glibc-common-2.3.2-27.9.i386.rpm
glibc-debug-2.3.2-27.9.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.3.2-27.9.i386.rpm
glibc-profile-2.3.2-27.9.i386.rpm
glibc-utils-2.3.2-27.9.i386.rpm


According to that bugzilla thread, there will be problems...or will there
not be problems? Do I have the right files? Do I need to update the rpm
version as well?  Lots of confusion..

I mean, I don't remember it last summer being so difficult to upgrade the
glibc (ok, I am a little rusty with my linux...it has been a while)

Please, if someone can clarify the situation for me...and apparently quite a
few other people, that would be great.

Gracias,
A



On 7/24/03 4:45 PM, "David Demner" <DDemner cclgroup com> wrote:

> A number of people (including me) had this problem.
> 
> --- Original reponse thanks to Michael Fratoni ---
> Did you perhaps 'upgrade' to glibc*.i386.rpm on an i686 system?
> If so, have a look here for possible fixes:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88456
> --- Thanks again to Michael Fratoni ---
> 
> Step #15 has instructions on how to restore an affected system.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> David
>