Try to remove the package by using nodeps (or no-deps), then try to install the 
RH version.

e.g.

rpm -e --nodeps packagename
rpm -Uvh redhatpackagename

>  I prefer KDE but I also use Gnome at times.
> 
>  You are correct, I have a problem with Netscape as well, but Mozilla 
> works just fine, so I use it instead.
> 
>  I did try to install the libs v1.4.1.2.90 to no avail, then I tried to 
> unsinstall the other libs package, but too many dependencies.
> 
>  Well it looks like I have to do a clean re-install and start from 
> scratch, though I may wait until Monday, Ximian releases evo1.4  and if 
> it still doesn't work, then I will re-install. OTOH, red carpet quit 
> working, I upgraded to 1.4 and it does work now -- we'll see what happens.

>> That version of gnome-libs didn't come with RedHat9.0. They shipped
>> v1.4.1.2.90. It sounds like your upgrade didn't install the gnome-libs
>> version that shipped with RedHat because you already had a newer version
>> installed. I'd bet there are other broken packages on your system also.
>>
>> Do you use Gnome or KDE?
>>
>> Bart
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 09:04, Frank Mandato wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>   I have gnome-libs-1.4.1.7-1.ximian.1 installed. I gat this from 
>>> querying all installed packages. I did not find any other gnome-libs 
>>> packages.
>>>
>>>  Thanks
>>>
>>>  FrankM
>>>
>>> Bart Garst wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> libdb.so.2 belongs to the gnome-libs package. What version of this
>>>> package do you have installed?
>>>>
>>>> Bart
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 08:07, Frank Mandato wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>>  I upgraded from RH7.3 to RH9 and in the process lost my evolution 
>>>>> program. When I want to run evolution it seems like it starts, but 
>>>>> never comes up.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I attempt to start it from the command line I get the 
>>>>> following error message: " error while loading shared libraries: 
>>>>> libdb.s0.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
>>>>>
>>>>> I also upgraded the evolution package --- still nothing.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I first got evolution, I downloaded it from Ximian and 
>>>>> installed it. I forgot if I installed it from source, but I believe 
>>>>> that I used RPM. I was able to upgrade it using RH's up2date 
>>>>> program in the past.
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA for any suggestions.
>>>>>
>>>>> FrankM