The problem here was that apt-get updates glic with the 686 version and one really needs the 386 version:-( I did this a couple of times before I realized what was wrong. On Thu, 2003-11-20 at 14:40, Maurice F. Piller wrote: > I also trashed one of my three RH9 systems while updating glibc. I don't know > what happened exactly but I ended up using Knoppix on that system for a couple > of weeks while I waited for Fedora to be released. > --Maurice > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 08:47:36PM +0300, Artem B. Bityuckiy wrote: > > I often heard word "smart" about up2date. The example from reality: In > > RH9 up2date downloaded new packages and offer KDE user to update system. > > User answers - yes. After update system can't work and can't boot. I > > don't know exactly what happened, but up2date tried to update glibc and > > hanged on this - and this is normal because libc is used everywhere. Why > > up2date is "smart" if it is so stupid to update glibc while KDE and a > > lot of other applications are running? > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- George Farris farrisg@xxxxxxxxxx Malaspina University-College - Cowichan Campus
