From hattons@CPKWEBSER5.ncr.disa.mil Mon Apr 6 16:29:42 1998
From: hattons@CPKWEBSER5.ncr.disa.mil
To: users@lists.opensuse.org
Subject: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Updating lib files
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 12:29:42 -0400
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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?
Steve
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From bb@suse.com Mon Apr 6 19:12:18 1998
From: bb@suse.com
To: users@lists.opensuse.org
Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Updating lib files
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 12:12:18 -0700
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Steven T. Hatton wrote:
>=20
> 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,=20
install the new lib and reboot your system...
Ciao,
BB
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From martin_moeller@ibm.net Mon Apr 6 21:56:02 1998
From: martin_moeller@ibm.net
To: users@lists.opensuse.org
Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Updating lib files
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 22:56:02 +0100
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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?
>
You *could* have done a 'ln -s --force libc.so.5.4.44 libc.so.5', but
Bodo's solution(s) is probably much safer...
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