On Sunday 10 April 2005 21:37, Jeffrey Mutonho wrote: > thanx... > I also tried "rpm -qa|grep glib" and the output was > > glib2-2.4.7-1 > glib-1.2.10-15 > glib-devel-1.2.10-15 > glibc-common-2.3.3-74 > dbus-glib-0.22-10 > glibc-kernheaders-2.4-9.1.87 > glib2-devel-2.4.7-1 > glibc-2.3.3-74 > glibc-headers-2.3.3-74 > glibc-devel-2.3.3-74 > > Now , what is the the difference between glib2-2.4.7-1 and > glib-1.2.10-15? glib is (as rpm -qi glib will tell you) a set of underlying libraries for GTK (among other things) the difference is that glib is for GTK version 1.2.10 (used by xmms and some other older apps) and glib2 is for GTK version 2, used by most of the newer GTK and GNOME apps. ps. please answer to the list, and not just someone who answers you questions - it makes it easier for others either following the list or easrching the archives. Oh and if you can, please bottom-post. :-) Stuart -- Stuart Sears RHCE, RHCX, RTFM, ASAP "But don't you worry, its for a cause -- feeding global corporations' paws."