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| That's why I want it on Linux. I want to be able to _choose_ to keep multiple
| library versions around and have my apps find them at run time for those
| cases when compatibility libs don't cut it and I have to run conflicting
| apps. There are multiple applications I can't install at this moment because
| of library conflicts, but two versions each of 3 or 4 libraries would solve
| that. 
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I think it is simply again a binary against source problem.  Why not (if it's
not shipped with source) install that software by compiling it? (And if really
needed, compile each software with it's preferred version of the libraries)

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