[CLUE-Tech] Red Hat 9 & glibc

[Mike Staver]

Can someone tell me exactly how to upgrade to the latest glibc version 
on a Red Hat 9 machine without destroying the box? EVERY time I try to 
update glibc, I end up having to reinstall.  I'm using packages from here:

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-325.html

I download all the i386 rpms, and then dump them into a folder called 
"rpms" and then I run this as root:

rpm -Uvh *.rpm

Almost all the time, something will fail, and I'll end up having to 
resinstall because now glibc is shot.  The reason I am trying to do is 
is because I'm trying to get the latest ssl rpms, but they are telling 
me this:

[root at www1 rpms]# rpm -Uvh *.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
         libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)   is needed by httpd-2.0.40-21.9
         libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.2)   is needed by httpd-2.0.40-21.9
         libdb-4.0.so   is needed by httpd-2.0.40-21.9
         libtool is needed by httpd-devel-2.0.40-21.9
         libICE.so.6   is needed by mc-4.6.0-7.9
         libSM.so.6   is needed by mc-4.6.0-7.9
         libX11.so.6   is needed by mc-4.6.0-7.9
         libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)   is needed by mc-4.6.0-7.9
         libslang-utf8.so.1   is needed by mc-4.6.0-7.9
         libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)   is needed by mod_python-3.0.1-4
         libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.3.2)   is needed by mod_python-3.0.1-4
         libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)   is needed by mod_ssl-2.0.40-21.9
         libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)   is needed by openssl096-0.9.6-25.9
         libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)   is needed by openssl096b-0.9.6b-15
         libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)   is needed by openssl-0.9.7a-20.2
         krb5-devel is needed by openssl-devel-0.9.7a-20.2
         libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)   is needed by perl-5.8.0-88.3
         libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.2)   is needed by perl-5.8.0-88.3
         libdb-4.0.so   is needed by perl-5.8.0-88.3
         perl(Filter::Util::Call)   is needed by perl-5.8.0-88.3
         perl-NDBM_File <= 1:1.75-34.99.6 conflicts with perl-5.8.0-88.3
         libdb-4.0.so   is needed by perl-DB_File-1.804-88.3
         libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.2)   is needed by perl-suidperl-5.8.0-88.3
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                                 -Mike Staver
                                  staver at fimble.com
                                  mstaver at globaltaxnetwork.com