[NTLUG:Discuss] Upgrading gcc libraries--best way?

[John Thomas]

I've downloaded Firefox for my RH 7.3 laptop system, and I get a failed
dependency for libstdc++.so.5.  After finding and running this rpm I get 
further failed dependencies.

Is there a practical way to upgrade all the libraries?  For example, 
with one rpm?  Or should I just wipe my disk and install the latest OS 
release?

Obviously, I know enough to know what a dependency is and use rpm, but 
I'm not a pro software engineer.  I just want to run Firefox!

Any tips or pointers are appreciated.

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John A. Thomas
jathomas  @  tacni.net