[techtalk] rpm issues...

[Caitlyn M. Martin]

Walt wrote:
> 
> I'm having some difficulty when attempting
> to install the (I think) latest glibc rpm from
> RedHat's site. It says:
> 
> only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of RPM
> error: glibc-2.1.92-14.i686.rpm cannot be installed
> 
Hi, Walt,

Newer RPMs from Red Hat require either RPM 4.0 (Red Hat 7.0) or RPM 3.0.5
which can read the 4.0 databases (Red Hat 6.x and 5.x).  Info on the new
version is available here:

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHEA-2000-051-01.html

Good luck!
Caity

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