Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: >On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 17:18:01 -0400, mcoady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>In my ongoing attempt to get Mandrake8 to accept an earlier version of WP8, I >> >tried to install the earlier library libc5 via rpm. > >>However I get the message: "file /etc/nsswitch.conf from install of >> >libc5-5.4.38-3 conflicts with file from package glibc-2.2.2-3.mdk > >>Does this not mean that the older library cannot coexist with a newer one? >> > >Is the libc package a Mandrake 8.0 RPM? > I am having a similar problem. The only RPM I could find was a Caldera one. This is the same one that I used before and it worked fine. WhenI try to unpack it, I get an error message. I have since made many changes to my system, so I am thinking that it may be another conflict within my system and not a problem with the RPM itself. Just guessing. ShalomOut Chal Elder PCUSA Registered Linux user #217118 >If so, try this: > >1. Make a backup of /etc/nsswitch.conf >2. Install libc5 >3. Restore the old /etc/nsswitch.conf, in place of the new one >4. Install WP8. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > message.footer > > Content-Type: > > text/plain > Content-Encoding: > > 8bit > >
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