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Re: [TCLUG:4063] More libs problems (libdb.so.3)



Well it appears that the only thing you haven't tried is compilingthe libs 
and installing them...  Sure it takes a few hours to compile, but why not 
give it a shot?

Gabe

> 
> I think I fixed my ncurses versions problems (less works but man still
> won't run) but my current lib problem is that I'm getting an error saying
> that I need libdb.so.3.  libdb.so.2 seems to be installed properly and is
> part of glibc.  When I searched for info on deja-news I found that a number
> of other people have had the same problem.  None of them seem to have
> recieved answers however.
> 
> I checked RPMFind yesterday and it said that libdb.so.3 was part of
> glibc.2.0.7-111.src.rpm (or something close to that) but the file itself
> wasn't there.  Also I'm confused why it skipped from 2.0.7-19 or so to
> 2.0.7-111.  Was 2.0.7-111 a sort of 2.1 pre release?  Does anyone know
> where I can find the right rpm?  Maybe it's in glibc-2.1?  But I can't find
> an rpm for this...
> 
> I'm starting to realize that sometimes lib rpms need to be installed with a
> -Uvh (uninstall and reinstall) and sometimes with an -ivh (install 2
> versions of the package) but I'm pretty confused about how to tell which is
> appropriate when.  Is there a way to tell without having to repeatedly
> reinstall old libs?
> 
> thanks for any clues,
> Brady
> 
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Gabe Turner <dopp@acm.cs.umn.edu>       
U of MN Csci/IT Systems Staff
Systems Staff Manager - ACM @ U of MN

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