[aclug-L] Re: Program needs libm.so.5

[phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

sudo is a neat little util that gives a regular user "selective" root 
privileges.


kai & steven Hallacy wrote:

> What's "sudo"? That command doesn't work with my installation.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff <schaller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 6:41 PM
> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Program needs libm.so.5
>
> On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, kai & steven Hallacy wrote:
>
> >     A program I'm trying to run needs "libm.so.5".  I have a
> > debian installation and it doesn't have "libm.so.5" in the
> > /usr/lib directory.  However, I do have "libm.so".
> >
> > I was told the program was compiled in RedHat Linux.  How can I
> > get new library files?
>
> If a debian guru doesn't point you to a better solution,
> $ sudo ln -s /lib/libm.so /lib/libm.so.5
>
> -jeff
> --
> "Some stupid bugs have been replaced by newer ones."
> -Heiko Eibfeldt in 'The Linux SCSI programming HOWTO'

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