Hi all, Thanks for the various comments on my problem ...
On Mon, 28 Jun 2021, Jim Jackson wrote: > Hi all, > > My Beowulf amd64 system hard drive crashed, and after I'd restored my > backup I've had problems with apt-get etc. > > apt-cache: relocation error: > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-private.so.0.0: symbol > _ZN3URIcvNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEEB5cxx11Ev > version APTPKG_5.0 not defined in file libapt-pkg.so.5.0 with link time > reference > > I use rsync for backups, but without the -X -A options, so extended > attributes and ACLs are lost, don't know if that's the reason. If I need to > reinstall libapt-pkg5.0 package, does anybody know if it's ok to just to > use the debian package file? > > If not, can anyone tell where I can get the devuan libapt-pkg5.0 package > file? I was a bit scared that the devuan packages might not be the debian buster ones. Anyway I bit the bullet and downloaded the debian apt_1.8.2.3_amd64.deb package and installed with dpkg -i and cross my fingers :-) Anyway apt and apt-get are back. Jim _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng