how to know the GLIBC version and update it in ubuntu?

[NoOp]

On 12/11/2010 08:36 AM, loody wrote:
> Dear all:
> How could I know the version of GLIBC I used in ubuntu?
> ( I type gcc -v, but I only see the version of gcc)
> And how could I update the glibc?
> (sudo apt-get install glibc?)
> appreciate your help,
> miloody
> 

glibc is provided by eglibc in the libc6 package.

$ apt-cache show libc6
...
Source: eglibc
Version: 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.6
Replaces: belocs-locales-bin
Provides: glibc-2.10-1
...