Re: dpkg, apt-get, aptitude, etc. don't work - "relocation error".
Mr. Jan Hearthstone wrote:
> Mr. Jan Hearthstone wrote:
>
>> I cannot use dpkg, wajig, apt-get--I always get a
>> message:
>> "/usr/bin/perl: relocation error:
>> /lib/libpthread.so.0: symbol__libc_stack_end,
> version
>> GLIB_2.1 not defined in file ld-linux.so2 with link
>> time reference".
>>
>> I run "Linux version 2.4.27-2-586tsc" (Debian
>> testing).
>>
>> What is a newbie to do?
>> Thanks, Hearthstone.
>>
>>
> It seems like either your installation of libc6 is
> broken, or your installed
> version of perl doesn't match your installed version
> of libc6. How did
> your machine get broken like this? That is, what's
> the last change you
> made before apt-get et. al. broke?
>
> Justin
>
> I cannot recall what I have done, but to my knowledge
> it happened during one of the routine "aptitude
> dist-upgrade".
>
>
> Hearthstone:
> I would gladly reinstall, but I have to salvage some
> large files. Unfortunately no browsers work, nor does
> gftp. Lynx does work, but http://beta.yousendit.com
> that I would use to upload my files doesn't work in
> lynx, perhaps due to the same "relocation error"
> problem (?).
> Could I fix some links? Which ones? How?
> Thanks, Hearthstone.
>
>
If you have a CD drive you can boot from, I'd recommend getting a bootable
linux distribution, such as Knoppix, and using that to transfer your
personal files. If you don't have a CD drive, you might be able to boot
from USB. If not, you can boot from floppy, if you have one of those.
In order to fix your system, I think you'll have to use a chroot from a
known good system, or perhaps use a system like Knoppix to manually fix the
problem, if the files are there. One thing that may make things easier is
to copy static binaries of the programs you need (for example, perl) to
your system. You only need enough to fix your glibc problems, then the
shared library binaries you've already got can start working again. I'm
not sure if static binaries for testing are available. You may have to use
Knoppix to download the source and build it yourself. Make sure you get
the proper version, though.
Hope that helps,
Justin
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