glibc advice

[Rick Sivernell]

On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:49:28 -0700
Tony Alfrey <tonyalfrey at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Hi;
> 
> I have an old Caldera install that I like to run, largely because I 
> "know" it and I know where everything is.  I have other newer installs 
> running also.
> The Caldera is getting old;  lots of new rpms want glibc 2.3.  I 
> upgraded the old 2.2.X before using a SxS and that went fine.  But many 
> say that "Oh, you gotta recompile everything using the new glibc if you 
> go to 2.3".  But this is not clear to me:  sounds like this means that 
> old apps that run on glibc 2.2 won't work on 2.3, yet old apps on a 
> distro with glibc 2.3 work fine.  So I ask
> 
> "can I install glibc 2.3 without setting the atmosphere on fire or is it 
> easier just to learn a new distro?"
> 
> Thanks
> 

Tony

  OI am now using the latest & greatest. I make a living with this stuff.
Now with that said, I still have my EDesktop 2.4 sitting on a shelf. and every
once in a while I use it on a machine to test a system. 2.4 was the first Linux
distro that I liked and still do. If it works for you and you are happy with it,
so be it. You can update and modify to your hearts content, to get it to where
you want it. Not all users want the latest and greatest, some are just happy
where they are, go for it. It is your time and effort and your system.

Happy computing

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Rick Sivernell
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