I had a similar problem a while back when I upgraded ncurses. Had to manually delete the existing soft links for ncurses, before running ldconfig. Then all worked OK.
On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Britton wrote: > > I suspect a broken ncurses setup is the root of my problems. The > ncurses-base and ncurses-bin packages install fine, but when trying > to reinstall ncurses itself I got the following: > > > # dpkg --install ncurses3.4_1.9.9g-8.deb > (Reading database ... 28942 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace ncurses3.4 1.9.9g-8 (using ncurses3.4_1.9.9g-8.deb) > ... > Unpacking replacement ncurses3.4 ... > Setting up ncurses3.4 (1.9.9g-8) ... > ldconfig: warning: can't open /usr/lib/libncurses.so.3.4 (No such file or > directory), skipping > > > I suspect that in trying to fix this I managed to annihilate my > ncurses.3.4.so file, as bedore something like this showed up (I think in > /lib), but now find gives: > > $ find / -name "ncurses*" -print > /usr/doc/copyright/ncurses-term > /usr/doc/ncurses3.4 > /usr/doc/ncurses-base > /usr/doc/ncurses-bin > /usr/doc/ncurses3.0 > find: /usr/share/emacs/20.2/site-lisp: Permission denied > find: /etc/ppp: Permission denied > find: /var/spool/cron/atjobs: Permission denied > find: /var/spool/cron/atspool: Permission denied > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses-base.preinst > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses-base.list > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses3.0.postinst > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses3.0.list > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses-bin.preinst > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses-bin.list > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses-term.list > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses3.4.postinst > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses3.4.list > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses3.4.shlibs > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses-base.postinst > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses-base.conffiles > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncurses3.0.shlibs > > > Anyone know what I should do to rectify this situation? > > Britton Kerin > __ > GNU GPL: "The Source will be with you... always." > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > /*********************** Running Debian Linux *********************** * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 * * W. Paul Mills * Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://homepage.midusa.net/~wpmills/ * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.networksplus.net/wpmills/ * * Bill, I was there several years ago, why would I want to go back? * ********************************************************************/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]