[ale] doh! stupid rpm's..

[Linux Idiot]

frenchie wrote:
> 
> Alright, I'm frustrated. For the umpteenth time I've tried to install an
> RPM and had it spout back at me that it can't be done because libc.so.6
> is missing. What is this file, and how do I get it installed. I'm
> running SuSE 5.2. Is this some kind of RedHat glibc crap?
> 
> I just wanna install kpilot and get my palmpilot hotsync'd again. Grrr.
> Is there anyway to make an rpm tell you, not the file, but the rpm's
> required? I know that libc.so.6 (and some other stuff) is required, but
> what rpm can they be found in?

You can query your system to find out what rpm is currently loaded.  rpm
-q libc returns:

libc-5.3.12-25

on my machine.

I understand that there are some kde specific libraries you must have
installed to run kpilot.  Are you on the pilot list?


> 
> Also, has anybody got KDE 1.0 down and installed yet? How's it work?
> Buggy/clean?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Elijah Underwood
> elijahu at mindspring.com

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