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#1 2010-04-21 14:41:26
- mmorckos
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pacman: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libz.so.1
After a normal upgrade with pacman (upgraded some tex libraries), when I powered up my machine I cannot start xfce4: X gives me this error (error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libz.so.1: file too short).
When I try to undo the last update with pacman, I get the same error (pacman: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libz.so.1: file too short). Now, I cannot do much with pacman out of service. Anybody can help with this weird problem.
I'd really appreciate a prompt response.
Michael
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#2 2010-04-21 14:43:09
- Allan
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Re: pacman: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libz.so.1
How did you upgrade? Post the relevant parts of pacman.log
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#3 2010-04-21 14:54:45
- tomk
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Re: pacman: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libz.so.1
This post should help - different lib, but the same basic issue.
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#4 2010-04-21 14:55:35
- mmorckos
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Re: pacman: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libz.so.1
The last upgrade which I believe is the problem is zlib 1.2.4-1 -> 1.2.5-1.
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#5 2010-04-21 14:57:02
- mmorckos
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Re: pacman: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libz.so.1
I forgot to mention that I upgraded after full sync.
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#6 2010-04-21 17:16:54
- mmorckos
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Re: pacman: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libz.so.1
Thanks tomk! The solution is very effective and fixed the problem completely. [SOLVED]
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#7 2010-04-21 17:28:44
- Pierre
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Re: pacman: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libz.so.1
This sounds like a filesystem issue. I wonder how you guys always manage to produce these problems. :-)
Did you somehow interrupt the update transaction? Did you have a power loss or crash afterwards? Did you run out of disc space?
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#8 2010-04-21 21:46:29
- mmorckos
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Re: pacman: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libz.so.1
After recalling what happened, indeed the problem occured because of power loss in mid-upgrade.
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