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Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> I downloaded glibc-2.2.5 and cxxlibs-6.2 from Slackware 8.1 
> The first is 24M and took quite a while.

Wrong file.  It sounds like you got the complete glibc-2.2.5 
library (which is used for compiling). What you actually 
needed was:  glibc-solibs-2.2.5-i386-2.tgz  (1.3mb)

> Can I uninstall Opera 6 by just deleting the two 
> directories or are there files in them that I would need?

I don't know.  I don't use Opera.

> Do I need to uninstall the older two libraries if I want 
> to save space, 

You've already wasted a massive amount of space (probably
over 100mb) by installing the full glibc-2.2.5 libs.

> or did the new ones overwrite them?  

No.

> I presume I can now use any programs from Slackware 8.1 
> as wellas the ones from 7.1.  

Most will work, but some will need an additional library 
or two from Slack81.  

Cheers,
Steven