FC5: Failed dependecies while installing AdobeReader

[Stephen Mirowski]

    Jon Ingason wrote:
>     > I am trying to install AdobeReader 7.0.5 on FC5 and get dependency 
>     > problem:
>     >
>     > [root at lisa Adobe]# rpm -i AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386.rpm
>     > error: Failed dependencies:
>     >         libstdc++.so.5 is needed by AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386
>     >         libstdc++.so.5(CXXABI_1.2) is needed by 
>     > AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386
>     >         libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2) is needed by 
>     > AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386
>     > [root at lisa Adobe]# ls -l /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.*
>     > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     18 Mar 24 22:02 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 -> 
>     > libstdc++.so.6.0.8
>     > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     18 Mar 22 22:16 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 -> 
>     > libstdc++.so.6.0.8
>     > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 949160 Mar 10 04:34 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.8
>     > [root at lisa Adobe]#
>     >
>     > I made the symbolic link /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 -> libstdc++.so.6.0.8.
>     > What to do?
>         
    Don't make those symblic links. Install compat-libstdc++-33
    -Dan

      

I installed comat-libstdc++-33 and adobe (from tar.gz) is still not working.
Too bad I don't remember how I got it working in FC4 =P  I thought it was
just installing compat...

Stephen