Re: bzip2 gzip binaries empty after usage
On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 12:09:56PM -0700, Jay Wilton wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a new build of debian etch 4.0. When I try to
> unpack a tar.bz2 file it fails silently. ala
> tar jxvf example.tar.bz2 , just fails with no error.
>
> file /bin/bzip2
> /bin/bzip2: empty
>
> I reinstall with a: apt-get install --reinstall bzip2
> and it still happens but not every time. I have purged
> bzip2 and reinstalled, but it still happens. This is my
> second install with this problem, so I'm a bit worried.
>
> The same thing just happened to /bin/gzip. It seems to
> randomly happen. Anyone else having this problem?
>
Break up the problem. Instead of using tar, just use bunzip2 -v
example.tar.bz2 and see what happens.
Doug.
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