Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (720 mails)

[bb@xxxxxxxx (Bodo Bauer)]

Steven T. Hatton wrote:
> 
> I downloaded libc.so.5.4.44 and moved it to /lib.  I then tried to link
> it to libc.so.5 and found that I could not overwrite the existing
> link.   Well, I blew away the libc.so.5.  DON'T DO THAT!  None of my
> basic shell commands would work.  I still had Netscape running so I went
> in and saved the libc.so,5.4.44 as libc.so.5.  I started breathing
> again.  It works, but it is not a sim link.  How would I go about doing
> this correctly?

Run 'ldconfig' this should link the newest minor version to libc.so.5.
But anyway, I would never update a inportant lib in a running system.
Better boot the rescue system from CD or floppy, mount you lib FS, 
install the new lib and reboot your system...

Ciao,
        BB


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