Re: A little confused about this...

["Lee Helpingstine" <sig11@ideacomputers.com>]

From:           	crumb@midwest.net
To:             	silug-discuss@silug.org
Date sent:      	Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:42:51 -0600
Subject:        	A little confused about this...
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Organization:   	Southern Illinois Linux Users Group

> 
> 	Can someone please explain as simply as humanly possible 
> what is this libc5, glibc stuff.  It is apparently something very 
> important, but I'll be d****d if I know what it is.  Thanks.				
> 										Tim Carlton


Okay, simply, it's the C library.  It's needed to run all programs.  
Basically they are the same, just different versions.  glibc is just 
libc6.  Unless your running an older distrobution or slackware 
you've got glibc.  For a better description check out this URL.
http://www.beret.net/glibc-vs-libc5.html



- Lee Helpingstine 
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