Unable to install glibc-2.3.4-2.41.i386.rpm

[ankurk]

Hi All

[root@test ank]# uname -a
Linux test.testbox.com 2.6.9-67.0.0.0.1.ELhugemem #1 SMP Sun Nov 18 00:31:12 EST 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

I am unable to install glibc-2.3.4-2.41.i386.rpm

 [root@test ank]# rpm -Uvh glibc-2.3.4-2.41.i386.rpm
warning: glibc-2.3.4-2.41.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID b38a8516
error: Failed dependencies:
        glibc-common = 2.3.4-2.41 is needed by glibc-2.3.4-2.41.i386
        glibc = 2.3.4-2.39 is needed by (installed) glibc-headers-2.3.4-2.39.i386
        glibc = 2.3.4-2.39 is needed by (installed) glibc-devel-2.3.4-2.39.i386
        glibc = 2.3.4-2.39 is needed by (installed) glibc-utils-2.3.4-2.39.i386

please help
Ankur

[ankurk]

could anyone please guide??

[ankurk]

Ok Got the solution

For anyone who faces same situation

try with
rpm -Uvh glibc-2.3.4-2.41.i386.rpm --nodeps

Thanks
Ankur


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[Irithori]

Read it just now.
You probably just hurt your system.
"nodeps" is almost never a good idea.

Scratch that:
It is *never* a good idea.

You should instead fulfill the required dependency for glibc:

glibc-common = 2.3.4-2.41 is needed by glibc-2.3.4-2.41.i386