Hello,
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[root@linux /root]# less
less: error in loading shared libraries
libc.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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I think that means that libc.so.5 is not where less expects it to be.
"ldd" can tell you where that is :
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etienne@anonimo: ldd /usr/bin/less
libncurses.so.3.4 => /lib/libncurses.so.3.4 (0x40010000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x40055000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)
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have you checked the existence of libc.so.5 at the right place?
(and that it is not a symbolic link to an unexisting file)
Have you *partially* done an update of your o.s.? (like halfway
between Debian 1.3 and Debian 2.0)
Cheers,
Etienne