package installation script requires glibc ver. > 2.3 but eglibc is 2.13
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Thought this might be a common problem but have spent some time searching Google and cannot find an answer. May not be using the right search terms.
I'm trying to install the ActiveICM plugin for Firefox on Ubuntu 12.04
link to download page: "http://
Could not find any info at package site. I downloaded the installation script for Debian or similar systems.
When running the installation script the following error message occurs:
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activeicm-
ERROR: Your glibc library is older than 2.3.
Please update your glibc library.
@net:~/
iconv (Ubuntu EGLIBC 2.15-0ubuntu10.3) 2.15
Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
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The installation script contains the following section which may be pertinent:
[start
# check glibc
check_glibc () {
ICONV=`iconv --version | sed -e '2,$d'`
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "no-iconv"
else
ICONVVER=`echo "$ICONV" | awk '{print $4}'`
GLIBCMAJOR=
GLIBCMINOR=
if [ \( $GLIBCMAJOR -ge $MIN_GLIBCMAJOR \) -a \( $GLIBCMINOR -ge $MIN_GLIBCMINOR \) ]; then
echo "valid-glibc"
else
echo "invalid-glibc"
fi
fi
}
#######
I have glibc installed.
@net> /lib/i386-
GNU C Library (Ubuntu EGLIBC 2.15-0ubuntu10.3) stable release version 2.15, by Roland McGrath et al.
Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Compiled by GNU CC version 4.6.3.
Compiled on a Linux 3.2.30 system on 2012-10-05.
Available extensions:
crypt add-on version 2.1 by Michael Glad and others
GNU Libidn by Simon Josefsson
Native POSIX Threads Library by Ulrich Drepper et al
BIND-8.2.3-T5B
libc ABIs: UNIQUE IFUNC
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://
.......
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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