[SOLVED] Cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

geklicoya · 2016-08-09 20:35:25

When I try and launch applications, such as Chromium or OpenVPN, I am met with the following error.

openvpn: error while loading shared libraries: libgnutls.so.30: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I just did a long overdue system update which broke the package. When I try to reinstall it, I am met with the following error.

pacman -S gnutls                                                
warning: gnutls-3.4.14-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/local/gnutls-3.4.14-1/desc: No such file or directory
warning: could not fully load metadata for package gnutls-3.4.14-1
error: failed to prepare transaction (invalid or corrupted package)

Can anyone provide some insight as to why this is happening? I am not sure what other information to provide so please ask for any as necessary.

Last edited by geklicoya (2016-08-10 16:52:06)

jasonwryan · 2016-08-09 20:37:26

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … 9.22_error

geklicoya · 2016-08-09 20:47:36

jasonwryan wrote:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … 9.22_error

This command produces no output and has no effect.

jasonwryan · 2016-08-09 20:51:42

So manually remove the corrupt package...

geklicoya · 2016-08-09 20:55:15

jasonwryan wrote:

So manually remove the corrupt package...

This produces the following output:

pacman -R gnutls
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/local/gnutls-3.4.14-1/desc: No such file or directory
warning: could not fully load metadata for package gnutls-3.4.14-1
checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: emacs: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: ffmpeg: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: ffmpeg2.8: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: glib-networking: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: gnome-vfs: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: gnupg: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: gst-plugins-bad: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: gtk-vnc: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: libcups: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: pkcs11-helper: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: smbclient: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: vinagre: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: vino: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'
:: weechat: removing gnutls breaks dependency 'gnutls'

jasonwryan · 2016-08-09 22:46:52

I meant it more literally:

rm -r /var/lib/pacman/local/gnutls-3.4.14-1/

geklicoya · 2016-08-10 16:51:30

jasonwryan wrote:

I meant it more literally:
rm -r /var/lib/pacman/local/gnutls-3.4.14-1/

This solved the issue, thanks!

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#1 2016-08-09 20:35:25

[SOLVED] Cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

#2 2016-08-09 20:37:26

Re: [SOLVED] Cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

#3 2016-08-09 20:47:36

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#4 2016-08-09 20:51:42

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