HI All,

I am new to Linux, I need your invaluable help. I am trying to install the package package compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686 on my laptop that is 32 bit (dual boot with Win7). The linux version I use is Oracle Linux 6.2. Before Installing the package I gave the command
rpm -a package compat-libstdc++ and got the message package not installed. When I tried to install it with the command
rpm -ivh compat-libstdc++* and following message is shown:
warning: compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID fd431d51: NOKEY
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
package compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686 is already installed
file /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.7 from install of compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686 conflicts with file from package compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686

I then tried yum install compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686 following message is shown:
Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, downloadonly, presto, refresh-packagekit,
: security, tmprepo, verify, versionlock
Setting up Install Process
Nothing to do

I did the above commands as su. Kindly advise whether compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686 is installed on my pc or not. If not please help me how to install it.

Thanks

Suresh Panchanathan

Sounds like it's already installed, you can verify the package to be sure it's not damaged - 'rpm -V <package_name>'

do not use rpm to install software
use the tool "yum"

it install packages from the repos you have installed so that they ARE compatible and there are no conflicts

use "rpm" as a last resort

and yum will solve the conflict

also do NOT use the full name " compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686" will not work
"compat-libstdc++ " will work
and compat-libstdc++-33* "will work and also install everything with that in the name

"su" probably will not work well
use " su - " --- that is S and a U and a DASH

I'm not sure that will work .. the '-33' is actually part of the name and theres also '-296'

Hi kbp,

As you have mentioned I logged in as su root and did the following to verify:
[root@OL6 suresh]# rpm -V compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i68

Once I hit the enter key I got the shell prompt once again like [root@OL6 suresh]#

No message was displayed.

Hi John,

I did as you have mentioned but got the below output:

[root@OL6 suresh]# su -
[root@OL6 ~]# yum search compat-libstdc
Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, downloadonly, presto, refresh-packagekit,
: security, tmprepo, verify, versionlock
========================= N/S Matched: compat-libstdc ==========================
compat-libstdc++-296.i686 : Compatibility 2.96-RH standard C++ libraries
compat-libstdc++-33.i686 : Compatibility standard C++ libraries

Name and summary matches only, use "search all" for everything.

[root@OL6 ~]# yum install compat-libstdc++
Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, downloadonly, presto, refresh-packagekit,
: security, tmprepo, verify, versionlock
Setting up Install Process
No package compat-libstdc++ available.
Error: Nothing to do

I also did as follows:
yum install compat-libstdc++-296.i686
yum install compat-libstdc++-33.i686

Both ended with messages:

Setting up Install Process
No package <package name> available.
Error: Nothing to do

i posted a typo , that kbp corrected

you DO NOT .i686 at the end

I tried as you have mentioned and got the same result:

[root@OL6 ~]# su -
[root@OL6 ~]# yum install compat-libstdc++-33
Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, downloadonly, presto, refresh-packagekit,
: security, tmprepo, verify, versionlock
Setting up Install Process
Nothing to do

Then tried as follow but nothing happened:
[root@OL6 ~]# yum install compat-libstdc++-33*
Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, downloadonly, presto, refresh-packagekit,
: security, tmprepo, verify, versionlock
Setting up Install Process
Nothing to

Then the packages are installed already .. on a side note, it will help if you understand how packages are named:

Lets take compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686.rpm for example:
<name>-<version>-<release>[.optional_id].<arch>
Name: compat-libstdc++-33
Version: 3.2.3
Release: 69
ID: el6
Arch: i686

Yum uses package names and an optional .arch if on a 64 bit platform, for example on a x86_64 machine:
If it says "nothing to do" .. then the package is already installed

try to update the package using
yum update <package>
or remove the package and reinstall it using yum

Somebody please help me for i am at my wits end.
I have yum installed compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.x86_64.rpm on CentOS 6 together with latest gcc...
when i type gcc32, command still not found! can anyone help me please?
i urgently need to get gcc32 up and running because of this old code which i can't convert as yet or downgrade my os.

It would be great if you could point me to the proper rpm, or how i can get gcc32 running on my system...

Thank you

Post # 11, @ raistie : compat-libstdc++-33 provides no gcc32.

rpm -ql compat-libstdc++-33 :
/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5
/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.7


# yum install compat-gcc-34-c++
.. will provide gcc34, g++34 : is the oldest you can get by default.

Which code is it, you want to compile ? ?

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