Robert Tilley wrote: > The file libstdc++1.2.something.so disappeared which caused attempts to use > aptitude or apt-get to fail. As I'm inexperienced with solely using dpkg > for system maintenance, I perform a complete reinstall of Debian.
The problem was with libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-14 which had a broken symlink. > I'm still in the process of restoring all of my applications. I know that > a complete reinstall is reminiscent of M$ Window$ and I wonder if I could > have fixed my problems. No, a complete reinstall is rarely neccessary. You have been brainwashed by too many years of M$. Try and unlearn this habit. > (Yes, I did neglect to back up my /etc/fstab, /etc/lilo.conf, > /etc/apt/sources.list and execute a "dpkg -l > old-application-list" but > that's another matter... Live and learn.) > > Can anyone chime in with a way I might have avoided the catastrophic > solution I chose? An easy solution would have been to downgrade to the previous version (rev -12): #dpkg -i libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2_1:2.95.4-12_i386.deb Of course it helps if you still have the previous version handy - check out package apt-move. apt-listchanges is another handy package to have installed. HTH. -- Simon Hepburn.
