Re: how to reinstall bash
On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:29:15 +0800 lina lina.lastn...@gmail.com wrote: $ ls -l /bin/sh /bin/bash /bin/dash -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1029624 Aug 22 05:15 /bin/bash -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 117176 Jan 10 2014 /bin/dash lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 13 17:48 /bin/sh - /bin/bash Now it is sane, the mistake came at the first place was due to my slip in treating 'ln -sf /bin/sh /bin/bash' and then I realized that mistakes but unconsciously still possess enough amount of intuition to repeat this mistake. I don't know what Debian release do you use, but since Squeeze, /bin/sh should point to dash. Kind regards -- http://markorandjelovic.hopto.org One should not be afraid of humans. Well, I am not afraid of humans, but of what is inhuman in them. Ivo Andric, Signs near the travel-road -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140914084454.50319...@sbb.rs
Re: how to reinstall bash
Marko Randjelovic wrote: On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:29:15 +0800 lina lina.lastn...@gmail.com wrote: $ ls -l /bin/sh /bin/bash /bin/dash -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1029624 Aug 22 05:15 /bin/bash -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 117176 Jan 10 2014 /bin/dash lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 13 17:48 /bin/sh - /bin/bash Now it is sane, the mistake came at the first place was due to my slip in treating 'ln -sf /bin/sh /bin/bash' and then I realized that mistakes but unconsciously still possess enough amount of intuition to repeat this mistake. I don't know what Debian release do you use, but since Squeeze, /bin/sh should point to dash. Kind regards i'm not sure about that... i've been upgrading via testing and unstable and my links show: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1101744 Aug 21 17:51 bash -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 112204 Jan 10 2014 dash lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Aug 21 17:51 rbash - bash lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Mar 4 2012 sh - bash lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jan 10 2014 sh.distrib - dash /etc/debian_version says jessie/sid songbird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/ol4geb-e7h@id-306963.user.uni-berlin.de
Re: how to reinstall bash
On 14/09/14 10:44, songbird wrote: Marko Randjelovic wrote: I don't know what Debian release do you use, but since Squeeze, /bin/sh should point to dash. i'm not sure about that... I suspect it to be the case that if you've been continuously upgrading since before the change was made, your existing symlink will not have been changed. My current jessie system was originally installed as a wheezy system, and has /bin/sh as a link to /bin/dash. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54156e6e.20...@zen.co.uk
Re: how to reinstall bash
Martin Read wrote: songbird wrote: Marko Randjelovic wrote: I don't know what Debian release do you use, but since Squeeze, /bin/sh should point to dash. i'm not sure about that... I suspect it to be the case that if you've been continuously upgrading since before the change was made, your existing symlink will not have been changed. upgrading from testing/unstable for several years. likely a Lenny install to start with. recently i installed Wheezy 7.5 into a spare partition that i can check... yes, it is pointing at dash. My current jessie system was originally installed as a wheezy system, and has /bin/sh as a link to /bin/dash. songbird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/0hgheb-m11@id-306963.user.uni-berlin.de
Re: how to reinstall bash [Update]
Am Samstag, 13. September 2014, 17:39:04 schrieb lina: By some mistake, I remove the /bin/bash Any suggestions? Thanks, If my previos hints, do not work, start a livefile system (debian live or knoppix), get the binary from there, mount the partiion wherer /usr/bin resides and copy the binary from there. Best Hans -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/18096031.s2GflDIiAy@protheus2
Re: how to reinstall bash
Done by following the link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1618902 namely, 1] ln -sf /bin/sh /bin/bash 2] apt-get install --reinstall bash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAG9cJmm=bdoCoHHOFU=wjxf6ymih9c-ehgrtq78sv_xqtco...@mail.gmail.com
Re: how to reinstall bash
Le samedi 13 septembre 2014 à 17:39 +0800, lina a écrit : By some mistake, I remove the /bin/bash Any suggestions? In a console: $ sudo aptitude reinstall bash -- Pascal Obry / Magny Les Hameaux (78) The best way to travel is by means of imagination http://v2p.fr.eu.org http://www.obry.net gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-key F949BD3B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/1410601486.2213.204.ca...@obry.net
Re: how to reinstall bash
Am Samstag, 13. September 2014, 17:39:04 schrieb lina: By some mistake, I remove the /bin/bash Any suggestions? Thanks, Try first: apt-get --reinstall install bash if this does not work, try dpkg --force-overwrite -i /var/cache/apt/archive/bash.deb if this does not work, try: apt-get remove bash apt-get install bash Good luck Hans -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/1783505.HrkSpcY2Vb@protheus2
Re: Re: how to reinstall bash
Done by following the link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1618902 namely, 1] ln -sf /bin/sh /bin/bash That is an unfortunate mistake; the link name and target are the wrong way round. It will make /bin/bash into a symbolic link when it should be an ELF binary. 2] apt-get install --reinstall bash I'm not sure whether that would repair the damage caused by [1]. To check, please run this command and paste the output into your reply: ls -l /bin/sh /bin/bash /bin/dash -- Cheers, Clive -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140913150638.GA11020@rimmer.localdomain
Re: Re: how to reinstall bash
Thanks for your scrupulous attitude. $ ls -l /bin/sh /bin/bash /bin/dash -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1029624 Aug 22 05:15 /bin/bash -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 117176 Jan 10 2014 /bin/dash lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 13 17:48 /bin/sh - /bin/bash Now it is sane, the mistake came at the first place was due to my slip in treating 'ln -sf /bin/sh /bin/bash' and then I realized that mistakes but unconsciously still possess enough amount of intuition to repeat this mistake. Have a nice weekend, P.S. I have some lousy code, which complained the 'sh: Syntax error: Bad fd number', which drove me to compromise to link the sh with the bash, not dash. On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 11:06 PM, Clive Standbridge list-u...@tgstandbridges.plus.com wrote: Done by following the link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1618902 namely, 1] ln -sf /bin/sh /bin/bash That is an unfortunate mistake; the link name and target are the wrong way round. It will make /bin/bash into a symbolic link when it should be an ELF binary. 2] apt-get install --reinstall bash I'm not sure whether that would repair the damage caused by [1]. To check, please run this command and paste the output into your reply: ls -l /bin/sh /bin/bash /bin/dash -- Cheers, Clive -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140913150638.GA11020@rimmer.localdomain -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cag9cjmmmbh+cos7wci5xk8bewn-4uracuxffidpwxh9eo_j...@mail.gmail.com
