Question about glibc 2.15-x86_64

[westms]

Hello,

currently I use Salix64 Xfce 14.0 with all updates which I have received
over slapt-get and a manually updated kernel to version 3.2.45.

On my installation glibc 2.15-x86_64-7 is installed and
version 2.15-x86_64-8_slack14.0 is excluded.

Which version of glibc should be part of this installation,
glibc 2.15-x86_64-7 or glibc 2.15-x86_64-8_slack14.0 ?

Thanks in advance
westms

[mimosa]

It's not generally a good idea to upgrade these C libraries as it is liable to break everything. In this case, though, I am reliably informed that it is just a small version upgrade so you can in fact install it. Perhaps do this first to be certain what will happen:

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slapt-get -i -s glibc

[gapan]

Yes, it is generally dangerous to upgrade glibc. It is possible that upgrading it will break you entire system and the only way to fix it would be reinstall glibc from another system. So, that's why the package is locked. But in this case, as mimosa noted, the upgrade is harmless, so you can upgrade using this from a root terminal:

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slapt-get -i glibc

[westms]

Yes, it is generally dangerous to upgrade glibc. It is possible that upgrading it will break you entire system and the only way to fix it would be reinstall glibc from another system. So, that's why the package is locked. But in this case, as mimosa noted, the upgrade is harmless, [...]

In the meantime I read in file PACKAGELIST for Salix64 Xfce 14.0.1.

It lists glibc-2.15-x86_64-7.txz and kernel-huge-3.2.45-x86_64-3.txz,
while the PACKAGELIST for Salix64 Xfce 14.0 lists
glibc-2.15-x86_64-7.txz too, but kernel-huge-3.2.29-x86_64-1.txz.

I'm satisfied with this current combination, because it is no mistake
that could be undermined me when upgrading to 14.0.1. I will not take
the risk, to change to glib version 2.15-x86_64-8_slack14.0, because I
do not know even a possible advantage of the newer version.

Thank you both for your answers, gapan and mimosa.

Regars