Uninstall glib 2.10.3???

[Dark_Stang]

Okay, I'm trying to install rox as the file manager and use it alongside fluxbox. Anyways, here's my problem. I'm trying to install the dependancies for it and I keep getting this error with atk.

checking for GLIB - version >= 2.5.7...
*** 'pkg-config --modversion glib-2.0' returned 2.12.0, but GLIB (2.10.3)
*** was found! If pkg-config was correct, then it is best
*** to remove the old version of GLib. You may also be able to fix the error
*** by modifying your LD_LIBRARY_PATH enviroment variable, or by editing
*** /etc/ld.so.conf. Make sure you have run ldconfig if that is
*** required on your system.
*** If pkg-config was wrong, set the environment variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH
*** to point to the correct configuration files
no
checking for pkg-config... (cached) /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking for GLIB - version >= 2.0.0...
*** 'pkg-config --modversion glib-2.0' returned 2.12.0, but GLIB (2.10.3)
*** was found! If pkg-config was correct, then it is best
*** to remove the old version of GLib. You may also be able to fix the error
*** by modifying your LD_LIBRARY_PATH enviroment variable, or by editing
*** /etc/ld.so.conf. Make sure you have run ldconfig if that is
*** required on your system.
*** If pkg-config was wrong, set the environment variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH
*** to point to the correct configuration files
no
configure: error:
*** GLIB 2.0.0 or better is required. The latest version of
*** GLIB is always available from ftp://ftp.gtk.org/. If GLIB is installed
*** but not in the same location as pkg-config add the location of the file
*** glib-2.0.pc to the environment variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH.

How do I remove the old glib? More importantly, why does it even care?

Thanks.

[Dark_Stang]

Nevermind, all good now. Pulled my head out of my ass and saw the light.

[z3r0k00l]

would you mind sharing how you did it?

im barely starting with linux now, and my head is way up my ass, so its very dark

edit:
well i guess i saw some light....

i changed the install path of the newest glib using

./configure --prefix=/usr

and it seemed to work...

[Dark_Stang]

I just configured the old glib. Then uninstalled it.

sudo make uninstall

[jksmiley]

Apparently my head is further in the dark either that or RHEL4 is a bigger pain than FC5. I tried to install the latest glib using ./configure --prefix=/usr and it "appears" to work. However even after the install RHEL4 keeps saying that the old libraries are still around. I can unistall the new libraries NP. Uninstalling the OLD ones isn't so clean b/c RedHat loves to repackage. This smacks of a need to compile the kernel but I'm on shaky ground here and I don't want to F-up. I know I can start stripping things down using system-config-packages >groan< but I REALLY don't want to do that. Any idears out there?

[likwid]

Can I ask why you're compiling glib on EL4 instead of installing the rpm?

[skenn_ie]

Two years ago, I didn't know how much I didn't know. Now, I DO know how much I don't know. I'm in the same boat as the one who started this thread. Compiling (or trying to) gtk, and all it depends on, on Ubuntu. I have failed miserably to get anything to run that wasn't installed by SynapticPackageManager