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SubjectRe: util-linux and 2.2
In <Pine.LNX.4.04.9901021240251.6115-100000@localhost.localdomain> Thomas Molina (tmolina@probe.net) wrote:
> 2.1.x up through x=132 has been working well. Thamks guys. Today I get
> the chance to go through the Changes file to update my RedHat 5.2 system
> for all the 2.2 requirements; everything goes well except for
> util-linux, which Changes lists v 2.9 as being required for 2.2.
> Therein lies the problem.

> Updating util-linux to 2.9 requires an updated libslang. Updating
> libslang would break numerous other packages, including gecko, lynx,
> slrn, etc. In particular I can't lose lynx and slrn. Updating those
> packages requires further updates. Now I'm stuck in a twisty maze of
> circular dependencis, all alike.

Not so bad, really. Install (rpm -ivh), not upgrade (rpm -Uvh) new slang,
upgrade (rpm -Uvh) slang-devel and this will do the trick: you'll got both
new and old slang and you'll be able to compile new util-linux while lynx
and slrn will be Ok.





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