I have downloaded netscape 7.1 tar.gz file from netscape site to install new version i.e netscape 7.1 on my linux machine but when i try to install it is giving me the error listed below

./netscape-installer-bin: /lib/i686/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.2.4' not found (required by ./netscape-installer-bin)

As i am a windows chap and new to linux i am unable to guess what this error is all abt ... but it is clear it is searching for some glibc .. whose version is conflicting ..

what i did is got latest glibc version .. and how do i install the same and if u have any idea or steps to doing that it would be highly appreciated

thanks in advance

vijay shah

What do you have?

It sounds like you want to download the correct version of netscape.

Hello,

I have linux 7.2.2 installed on my machine and i have downloaded netscape 7.1 but while installing it gives me the error which i have posted above..

now when i try to install netscape 7.0 it is installing well .. but i want netscape 7.1 .. please tell how to solve the error and install netscape 7.1

your comments are awaited

vijay

Linux 7.2.2 ?

hello..

extremely sorry... i am new to linux.. i have Linux

KDE 2.1.1
Linux Release 2.4.2-2

This is correct

Linux version 7.1

OK,

What distro of Linux is it?

RedHat, Mandrake, etc..

Glibc version?

to find it run this

ldconfig -V

I am using redhat linux 7.1 and the version of glibc i donno...

i tried your command but it is giving command not found ..

vijay

Also i have downloaded latest version of GLIBC ... but donno what to do with it

The command must work or your system would not be running.

run it as root


/sbin/ldconfig -V

You don't want to attempt to update glibc. You would be asking for a lot more problems.

Hello..

I didn't get u .... .. i had also downloaded new glibc version but i am literally not aware of how to work with linux.. i can install anything in windows.. but its first time experience working with linux.. so i am facing problems ,..... if u have any idea of what the problem is please let me know how to solve it ... my problem i have stated very clearly...

may be u can read the posted question again and let me know what is the probable cause of it and how to get through it

vijay

You need to post the version of glibc that you have like I have posted.


[root@zeus root]# ldconfig -V
ldconfig (GNU libc) 2.3.2

i had written u an email with the file content as i was unable to post it here
This is the output of the command u gave i have given

ldconfig -V > linuxvijay.txt

and this is what is written in the text file

libc.so.6 -> libc-2.2.2.so
libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 -> libstdc++-3-libc6.2-2-2.10.0.so
libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2 -> libstdc++-2-libc6.1-1-2.9.0.so
libc.so.6 -> libc-2.2.2.so
libc.so.6 -> libc-2.2.2.so
libc.so.6 -> libc-2.2.2.so

this is what i found related to libc

ok, it appears that you have glibc 2.2.2

requirements for netscape 7.1..
Linux kernel - 2.2.14 with the following libraries or packages minimums:
• glibc 2.2.4
• gtk+ - 1.2.0 ( 1.2.5 or greater preferred)
• XFree86-3.3.6


your libs are too old,

you need to check the X version...

X -version

you need to check the gtk version...

gtk-config --version





I looked at the 7.1 channel at RedHat Network and it seems that it has the packages to satisfy the requirements.

Have you not upgraded your system yet?