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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=451340420-15092009>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=451340420-15092009>I have installed a
CAD tool and it complains when launched that the kernel and glibc on this Redhat
Linux machine is too old and need to be upgraded. I need help to figure
out how to upgrade both of them.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=451340420-15092009>This is the current
configuration: Redhat Enterprise Linux WS release 4 (Nahant)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=451340420-15092009> Kernel
2.6.9-5.ELsmp</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=451340420-15092009>
glibc 2.25</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=451340420-15092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=451340420-15092009>I need to upgrade at
least to Kernel 2.6.9-42.EL and glibc 2.3.4</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=451340420-15092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=451340420-15092009>Please kindly let me
know where I can download the kernel and glibc and how I can upgrade them. Also,
will the kernel upgrade affect the software currently installed and running
without problem? Do I need to compile the new kernel?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=451340420-15092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=451340420-15092009>Thank you very much
for your assistance in advance.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=451340420-15092009>Douglas</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>