GRASS GIS - Frequently asked questions
This question doesn't affect current (from year 2000 ongoing) Linux
systems!
Question:
I have some trouble in installing GRASS5.0 beta on my Linux machine, (I was
previously running Grass4.2)
What I did is just:
At this point, instead of starting Grass, I get the following error message:
Unable to properly access /home/michele/.gislock5, Please notify to system personel.
Which could be the reason ? May you help me ?
Answer:
GRASS 5.x Linux binaries are build on a "glibc2.1" system. Your
Linux version is too old and based on "glibc2.0" or earlier.
Solution:
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29. Feb. 2000 - Markus Neteler