Can it ever be impossible to install two pieces of software on a Linux system because of conflicts?

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Are there circumstances where because of conflicting dependencies, say different versions of a library, that two pieces of software might be impossible to have installed together?



How is this circumstance managed in the Linux user community?









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    Are there circumstances where because of conflicting dependencies, say different versions of a library, that two pieces of software might be impossible to have installed together?



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          Install library into another directory (e.g. /usr/local/lib), then set LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment.



          LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib command




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          Install library into another directory (e.g. /usr/local/lib), then set LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment.



          LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib command




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          Install library into another directory (e.g. /usr/local/lib), then set LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment.



          LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib command




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          Install library into another directory (e.g. /usr/local/lib), then set LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment.



          LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib command




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          LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib command





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          • When using yum to install libraries, is it possible to specify a nonstandard location?
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          • When using yum to install libraries, is it possible to specify a nonstandard location?
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          When using yum to install libraries, is it possible to specify a nonstandard location?
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          When using yum to install libraries, is it possible to specify a nonstandard location?
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