On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 02:57:39PM -0700, Robin Laing wrote:
> Alastair McKinley wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>Alastair McKinley wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>Hi everyone,
> >>
> >>
> >> I made a really daft mistake and deleted a lot of files in
> >> /usr/lib. Im not sure how many I have deleted. I was trying to
> >> delete a linux rootfs on an SD and thought I was in
> >> /media/usbdisk/usr/lib, clearly I wasnt. You would think I should
> >> know better this is at least the third time I have done something
> >> like this. My laptop is still up and running, can anyone give me
> >> any ideas on a way to fix all my broken libraries?
> >>
> >>Can yum do it?
> >>
> >>Please help me!
> >>
> >>Best regards,
> >>
> >>Alastair
> >>
> >>
> >>If rpm is still working.
> >>
> >>rpm -Va could be used to give you a list of damaged packages.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>In your /var/cache/yum/{repo} you will have the updated rpms that you
> >>could re-install many of the damaged packages with.
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks for the advice Robin.
> >
> >Now I've just discovered rpm is broken. Missing dependency is
> >librpm-4.4.so or something.
> >
> >Could I maunally reinstall libraries to get rpm working again and then
> >try that?
> >
> >If this is possible where could I get the right copy of the shared
> >libraries?
> >
> >I dont have the install discs anymore, the sysadmin installed it, so I'm
> >downloading the fc4 iso's now just incase they might help.
> >
> >I'm quite distraught... my last resort is taking it back to my sysadmin
> >who unfortunately has the bios password. I will quite happily spend a
> >week reinstalling stuff to avoid that!!
> >
> >
> >Alastair (weeping silently into laptop)
> >
> >
> >
>
> It has been awhile but if you use the first CD or boot from the DVD,
> you have the option of a rescue mode. This gives you a basic system
> but I don't know how many tools. I believe that rpm is available from
> the rescue mode.
>
> I would have to search the RH site to confirm what is available.
> Maybe someone else can assist from here.
>
I would add this.
run: rpm -qf /lib/lib...
to find out what package supplies that library.
Then: rpm -Uvh --force ...rpm
will reinstall the rpm even if the database says it is there.
yum install (or update) (rpm name from the rpm -qf command)
might restore the rpm.
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