Thank you for supporting the Cloud Customer Connect Community in 2024. It's a gift to work with you!

Look back
You're almost there! Please answer a few more questions for access to the Applications content. Complete registration
Interested in joining? Complete your registration by providing Areas of Interest here. Register

Oracle Linux: How to Update the glibc Package on Oracle Linux 8

in Linux

Applies To:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle Linux 8

Goal:

Ensure the glibc package is updated correctly on Oracle Linux 8.

Solution:

1. Enable Required Repositories

To access the appropriate version of the glibc package, enable the following repositories based on your system requirements:

For Ksplice users:

# dnf config-manager --enable ol8_x86_64_userspace_ksplice --enable ol8_ksplice

For non-Ksplice users:

# dnf config-manager --enable ol8_x86_64_baseos_latest

2. Refresh Metadata

Run the following command to refresh the repository metadata:

#dnf clean all && dnf makecache

3. Search for the glibc Package

Verify the availability of the required package:

# dnf list available glibc

4. Update or Install glibc

To update the package:

Tagged:

Howdy, Stranger!

Log In

To view full details, sign in.

Register

Don't have an account? Click here to get started!