Re: xlib6g

["David Z. Maze" <dmaze@donut.mit.edu>]

Richard Sevenich <rsevenic@blinn.sirti.org> writes:
RS> I would like to install a software package that requires
RS> xlib6g. dpkg is loathe to install xlib6g with xlib6 already
RS> installed. Can I safely remove xlib6 i.e.  will packages depending
RS> on xlib6 accept xlib6g ... or? ...

If you install the xlib6 from hamm, xlib6g should install fine.
xlib6g is the glibc version of the X libraries, and libc5 programs
won't run without the xlib6 package.

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