Eric Lucas on 19 May 2005 18:33:35 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] GLIB stupidity


On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 01:45:34PM -0400, Chris Mann wrote:
> I had an issue with glib in my rpm database. Basicially I had two
> different versions installed and it borked the rpm db. So after
> googling, I found out how to correct the issue, remove the one of the
> glibc installs.
> 
> Well I did that and somehow removed both of them. Stupid Chris, I
> know.
> 
> Now, when I try to get the new glibc rpm to the machine, I can't. Try
> to do an ls on the machine and all I get is:
> 
> -bash:  /usr/bin/ls: No such file or directory
> 
> Even though I can see ls in /usr/bin
> 
> Anyway I can get the new glibc rpm to the machine via ftp, wget, scp?
> 
> 
> 
> Kindest,
> 
> Christopher Mann, SAGE
> Systems Administrator
> Stonebridge Bank
> 610.235.1515
> cmann@stonebridgebank.com
> http://www.stonebridgebank.com

Chris:

Can you boot the machine with Knoppix?  Then you can mount the partition
rw and install the necessary glib files from the internet, another 
partition, or CDROM.

Eric, who has been saved by Knoppix on several occasions. 

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