Re: apt and perl
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> /usr/bin/perl: error loading shared libraries: libdb.so.3 not
> found Cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.
>
> Yet when I type "locate libdb.so.3", it says that /usr/lib/libdb.so.3
> exists!! I certainly can't install any package to fix it, since I
> can't install anything at all. Someone please help . . .
Yeah, I ran into that tonite. Get the new libdb2 package. If it wont
install, go directly to /var/cache/apt/archives and install the package by
hand with:
dpkg -i libdb2_2%3a2.7.7-2.1_i386.deb
Then you might have to also maually install the ld.so package. Then rerun
apt.
NOTE: I have found it is NOT a good idea to use apt-get dist-upgrade with
unstable. Use apt-get upgrade instead. It gives you a chance to see what
is going to get left behind. As a matter of fact, my usual procedure is:
apt-get update
apt-get -s upgrade
Look at what package are NOT going to be upgraded and check out why with
apt-get -s install <package>
The -s option SHOWS you what it would do without really doing it. You get
a chance to see ahead of time if things are gonna get removed.
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