rpm -Fvh glibc* hanging

[Ed Wilts]

On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 09:46:19PM +0000, Jack Byers wrote:
> redhat8.0
> trying to upgrade glibc,  rqrd to install firefox

Short answer:  never, ever, froce to force an install of glibc.  Unless
you really, really know what you're doing, you *will* break your system
to the point of requiring a restore from backups or a fresh install.

> any advice much appreciated

Back up your data files, do a fresh install of Fedora Core 4, and
restore your data.

        .../Ed

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