Re: new problems

[David Ford <david killerlabs com>]

On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Rick Knebel wrote:
> I really appreciate your reply.
> I am very new to Linux so I do not really know how to do what you said.
> Are there specific ones I need to do and can i do it with rpm.
> 
> I downloaded the entire file of gnome programs and libs from the redhat
> directory on ftp.gnome.org.
> 
> Is there a way tojust replace the ones I have with the ones I downloaded??
> 
> I really aprreciate your help.

I recommend running the gauntlet and upgrading all your libs via your rpm
tool.  Perhaps another person would be so kind as to post the precise steps
needed.

Specifically, take the program you're trying to use, we'll take 'panel' for
example, and do this:

  ldd `which panel`

This gives you the libraries that are linked into this program.  Mine has:
(trimmed/shortened)

   ldd `which panel`
        libpanel_applet.so.0 => /usr/local/lib/libpanel_applet.so.0
        libORBitCosNaming.so.0 => /usr/local/lib/libORBitCosNaming.so.0
        [...]
        libdb.so.2 => /usr/local/lib/libdb.so.2 (0x40526000)
        libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x40568000)
        /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)
        libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x40653000)

There are actually 26 libraries linked into the above, most omitted for
brevity.

Having this list now, using rpm, upgrade all the libaries listed.  Now
everything should match.  Keep in mind that a library may be linked to
another library not in this list.

-d
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