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problem after python installation

2003-07-09       - By Michael Schwendt

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On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:07:19 +0800, Daniel Tan wrote:

> >         just sharing my experience and maybe can gain some knowledge on
> > solving my kind of problem.
> > after installing rpms of python...
>
> Which rpms in particular?
> python-2.2.3-26.i386.rpm
> python2-2.2.3-1.i386.rpm

Uhm, from where?

They are not from Psyche and neither from Psyche Updates.

> python2-2.2.3-1.src.rpm (after the other 2 din seem to be installed)

A src.rpm doesn't get installed like a binary rpm. It is extracted
like an archive.

Whether you have above two binary rpms installed, you can see
when you run

 rpm --query python python2
 
> Well, "linux rescue" mode is for small problems like that.
> sorry tried but din work...

That answer is useless.

Basically, from the rescue mode shell prompt you're free to mount
your partitions manually as a last resort. The rescue mode provides
a working set of tools, including "rpm".

> i reinstalled but now glibc isit working...so i am trying to install gcc
> latest version...may be the cause of unable to install glibc...hope someone
> can provide step by step guide to install glibc easily as i am not a wizard
> in installing libraries files...look what i did after python
> installation....

I am not sure at which point you are right now. Sentences like
"i reinstalled but now glibc isit working" are far from clear.

You can read up on repairing a damaged system here:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88456

A very rough step by step guide would be:

1. put original glibc and glibc-common rpms onto a known partition
2. boot with "linux rescue"
3. don't chroot into the system
4. create mount points as necessary
5. mount all neededpartitions manually
6. run rpm with a proper --root argument, so it accesses your mounted system
You should be free to force-upgrade working glibc rpms, for instance.

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