FC5: Failed dependecies while installing AdobeReader

[Rex Dieter]

Jon Ingason wrote:
> I am trying to install AdobeReader 7.0.5 on FC5 and get dependency problem:
> 
> [root at lisa Adobe]# rpm -i AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386.rpm
> error: Failed dependencies:
>         libstdc++.so.5 is needed by AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386
>         libstdc++.so.5(CXXABI_1.2) is needed by 
> AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386
>         libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2) is needed by 
> AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386

Try
yum localinstall AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386.rpm
instead.  It'll pull in the missing dependancies.

> I made the symbolic link /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 -> libstdc++.so.6.0.8.

Remove it, bad idea.

-- Rex