... or in our slackware-with-dependencies repository that reference glibc-solibs directly. In any case, as thenktor pointed out, the dependency should be "glibc|glibc-solibs", ...

These packages require glibc OR glibc-solibs, so you can install them without problems. Shouldn't be a problem for slapt-get.

There's a few packages I want to install, and they all require glibc-solibs, which is apparently "locked". I'm assuming it's locked for good reason. Is there something I can do that will allow me to install these without eating my hamster or engulfing me in a ball of flame?

... dependencies lists. The ones I remember are: - every mention of "glibc-solibs" should probably be "glibc|glibc-solibs". Since we usually only have ...