Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] installation trouble

["David Corking" <lists dcorking com>]

On 3/21/06, Jonathan Dibble <recruitment jdibble com> wrote:
> hi,
> someone please help!!! rpm hell.  i know this might be a simple problem
> but:
> i can't install
> opal-3.2.1-1.x86_64.rpm because i cannot get installed glibc-
> common-2.4-4.x86_64.rpm.
>
> i get the following conflict: glibc < 2.4 conflicts with glibc-
> common-2.4-4.x86_64.  forcing or replace files does not work either.
>
> if i try to install the newer glibc i get:
> glibc-common = 2.4-4 is needed by glibc-2.4-4.x86_64
>         glibc > 2.3.4 conflicts with glibc-common-2.3.4-2.x86_64
>
> i am really stuck and very very frustrated.  i installed compat-
> glibc-2.3.2-95.30.x86_64.rpm as i thought this would allow all those
> packages reliant on the old version to work while allowing for the new
> one  but this has made no diference.  please help!!!!

You forgot to say which distribution you are using : Fedora Core 5, 
opensuse 10.0, or ...