update glibc to 2.17 for CentOS 6

glibc-2.17_centos6.sh

#! /bin/sh

# update glibc to 2.17 for CentOS 6

wget http://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/mosquito/myrepo-el6/epel-6-x86_64/glibc-2.17-55.fc20/glibc-2.17-55.el6.x86_64.rpm
wget http://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/mosquito/myrepo-el6/epel-6-x86_64/glibc-2.17-55.fc20/glibc-common-2.17-55.el6.x86_64.rpm
wget http://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/mosquito/myrepo-el6/epel-6-x86_64/glibc-2.17-55.fc20/glibc-devel-2.17-55.el6.x86_64.rpm
wget http://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/mosquito/myrepo-el6/epel-6-x86_64/glibc-2.17-55.fc20/glibc-headers-2.17-55.el6.x86_64.rpm

sudo rpm -Uvh glibc-2.17-55.el6.x86_64.rpm \
glibc-common-2.17-55.el6.x86_64.rpm \
glibc-devel-2.17-55.el6.x86_64.rpm \
glibc-headers-2.17-55.el6.x86_64.rpm

How can I downgrade back to the regular versions?

[root@iworx ~]# yum downgrade glibc glibc-common glibc-devel glibc-headers glibc-utils glibc-static libstdc++ libstdc++-static libstdc++-devel
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, replace, security
Setting up Downgrade Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirror.dst.ca
 * epel: mirror.dst.ca
 * extras: mirror.dst.ca
 * remi-safe: repo1.ash.innoscale.net
 * updates: mirror.dst.ca
 * webtatic: us-east.repo.webtatic.com
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package glibc.x86_64 0:2.12-1.212.el6_10.3 will be a downgrade
---> Package glibc.x86_64 0:2.17-55.el6 will be erased
---> Package glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.12-1.212.el6_10.3 will be a downgrade
---> Package glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.17-55.el6 will be erased
---> Package glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.12-1.212.el6_10.3 will be a downgrade
---> Package glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.17-55.el6 will be erased
---> Package glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.12-1.212.el6_10.3 will be a downgrade
---> Package glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.17-55.el6 will be erased
---> Package glibc-static.x86_64 0:2.12-1.212.el6_10.3 will be a downgrade
---> Package glibc-static.x86_64 0:2.17-55.el6 will be erased
---> Package glibc-utils.x86_64 0:2.12-1.212.el6_10.3 will be a downgrade
---> Package glibc-utils.x86_64 0:2.17-55.el6 will be erased
---> Package libstdc++.x86_64 0:4.4.7-23.el6 will be a downgrade
---> Package libstdc++.x86_64 0:4.8.2-16.3.el6 will be erased
---> Package libstdc++-devel.x86_64 0:4.4.7-23.el6 will be a downgrade
---> Package libstdc++-devel.x86_64 0:4.8.2-16.3.el6 will be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: libstdc++-static-4.8.2-16.3.el6.x86_64 (installed)
           Requires: libstdc++-devel = 4.8.2-16.3.el6
           Removing: libstdc++-devel-4.8.2-16.3.el6.x86_64 (installed)
               libstdc++-devel = 4.8.2-16.3.el6
           Downgraded By: libstdc++-devel-4.4.7-23.el6.x86_64 (base)
               libstdc++-devel = 4.4.7-23.el6
               libstdc++-devel = 4.4.4-15.el6
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

I am getting this issue:

2019-10-15 23:13:19 (188 KB/s) - âglibc-headers-2.17-55.el6.x86_64.rpm.2â

warning: glibc-2.17-55.el6.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 73ec361c: NOKEY
error: Failed dependencies:
       glibc-common = 2.12-1.212.el6_10.3 is needed by (installed) glibc-2.12-1.212.el6_10.3.i686
       glibc-headers = 2.12-1.212.el6_10.3 is needed by (installed) glibc-devel-2.12-1.212.el6_10.3.i686

I spent 2 whole days making 2.17 libc and linking it to my executable but failed.
Thank god I finally found this.
Thanks so much ~~~

Hey, I did that. Now when I try to install something, eg npm I am getting the following notices:
** Found 2 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows:
glibc-2.12-1.212.el6_10.3.i686 has missing requires of glibc-common = ('0', '2.12', '1.212.el6_10.3')
glibc-2.17-55.el6.x86_64 is a duplicate with glibc-2.12-1.212.el6_10.3.i686

What to do?

Have the same problem as here:

warning: glibc-2.17-55.el6.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 73ec361c: NOKEY
error: Failed dependencies:
        glibc = 2.12-1.212.el6_10.3 is needed by (installed) nscd-2.12-1.212.el6_10.3.x86_64
        glibc = 2.12-1.209.el6_9.2 is needed by (installed) nscd-2.12-1.209.el6_9.2.x86_64

You might ecounter some errors: “error: Failed dependencies:“

To fix it just add this parameter --force --nodeps at the end of the all command.

Amazing! Thank you.

Thank you so much for this. Spent so many hours troubleshooting a Python Module (Genie) on Centos6, which has a YUM Package limit of glibc-2.12. And now it works.

Much appreciated.

This works. Thanks a lot.

Work Perfect!

thanks alot, it works

you save my day

Works great on CentOS release 6.10 (Final) .

I also needed to put kernel-headers in on CentOS release 6.6

It works, thanks !

How to update GLIBC version 2.14 on Centos6.10 ?

Hello, From the current version, 3.4.13 - I need to install 3.4.14 & 3.4.15 versions. but am getting below error when I update the package - libstdc++-4.8.5-44.el7.x86_64.rpm. could you help me find out what I'm missing here?

Error: Package: libstdc++-devel-4.4.7-23.el6.x86_64 (@base)
Requires: libstdc++(x86-64) = 4.4.7-23.el6
Removing: libstdc++-4.4.7-23.el6.x86_64 (@base)
libstdc++(x86-64) = 4.4.7-23.el6
Updated By: libstdc++-4.8.5-44.el7.x86_64 (/libstdc++-4.8.5-44.el7.x86_64)
libstdc++(x86-64) = 4.8.5-44.el7
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
** Found 2 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows:
glibc-2.12-1.212.el6_10.3.i686 has missing requires of glibc-common = ('0', '2.12', '1.212.el6_10.3')
glibc-2.17-55.el6.x86_64 is a duplicate with glibc-2.12-1.212.el6_10.3.i686

Hey, I did that. Now when I try to install something, eg npm I am getting the following notices: ** Found 2 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows: glibc-2.12-1.212.el6_10.3.i686 has missing requires of glibc-common = ('0', '2.12', '1.212.el6_10.3') glibc-2.17-55.el6.x86_64 is a duplicate with glibc-2.12-1.212.el6_10.3.i686

What to do?

did you fix that issue? I'm also having the same two errors after installing the fix :)

Sorry,. O don't remember solution. 17 Kas 2021 Çar 14:28 tarihinde JEGANMANIC ***@***.***> şunu yazdı:

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***@***.**** commented on this gist. ------------------------------ Hey, I did that. Now when I try to install something, eg npm I am getting the following notices: ** Found 2 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows: glibc-2.12-1.212.el6_10.3.i686 has missing requires of glibc-common = ('0', '2.12', '1.212.el6_10.3') glibc-2.17-55.el6.x86_64 is a duplicate with glibc-2.12-1.212.el6_10.3.i686 What to do? did you fix that issue? I'm also having the same two errors after installing the fix :) — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://gist.github.com/f86690fcad94f655906ee9e37c85b174#gistcomment-3965390>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AGWW63GJBJ6M77JCCUHMFP3UMOGUXANCNFSM4HHICATQ> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>.

Figured it out!!
I'm new to rpm package commands and just need to pass "--force --nodeps" options to rpm command, update was successful.

root@bse [/usr/local/lib]# rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps libstdc++-4.8.5-44.el7.x86_64.rpm
warning: libstdc++-4.8.5-44.el7.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID f4a80eb5: NOKEY
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:libstdc++ ########################################### [100%]
root@bse [/usr/local/lib]# strings /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6 | grep GLIBCXX
GLIBCXX_3.4
GLIBCXX_3.4.1
GLIBCXX_3.4.2
GLIBCXX_3.4.3
GLIBCXX_3.4.4
GLIBCXX_3.4.5
GLIBCXX_3.4.6
GLIBCXX_3.4.7
GLIBCXX_3.4.8
GLIBCXX_3.4.9
GLIBCXX_3.4.10
GLIBCXX_3.4.11
GLIBCXX_3.4.12
GLIBCXX_3.4.13
GLIBCXX_3.4.14
GLIBCXX_3.4.15
GLIBCXX_3.4.16
GLIBCXX_3.4.17
GLIBCXX_3.4.18
GLIBCXX_3.4.19
GLIBCXX_DEBUG_MESSAGE_LENGTH

@hao - Thank you for posting this solution!! You saved lot of time!!

WARNING

This will brick many things in your Centos 6 distro, and there is no clean way to go back without knowing all symlinks before you install these.
If you are trying to do something with python that complains about requiring glibc over 2.12, consider using pip version 19 (pip install pip==19), it will use the manylinux2010 (based on Centos 6) wheels and may have c binaries for your system.

If you are compiling c binaries that need glibc > 2.12 its better to install glibc in a seperate folder and use PATH (LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/glibc-2.17/lib)to link to it instead

Thanks for the suggestion! We built latest python 3.9 on CentOS 6 but it was giving error that unable to load libc.so.6, so had to configure LD_LIBRARY_PATH and works

Here is my variant based on @sluge's variant: https://gist.github.com/jhult/3c0d7cb5febb2348aa2166c0342e4fd1

Hello team,

kindly help me in getting EoS/EoL date for FOSS Glibc 2.17.0.

Regards,
Sahil

kindly help ..i am trying to install visual studio code in CentOS6

kindly help ..i am trying to install visual studio code in CentOS6

You can't.

kindly help ..i am trying to install visual studio code in CentOS6

You can't.

But why...i am using CentOS [10].What is the solution?

Upgrade OS.

rpm -Uvh --nodeps