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2010-07-10
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Just guessing:
The /usr/bin/7z file is a shell script that starts the binary that does the actual work. /usr/lib/p7zip/7z might also be a shell script for all I know.
Somewhere in this chain, something has changed, making it go in a loop trying to resolve the actual place where the binary is.
My suggestion would be to look at these files, follow the chain and see where it loops and break that loop.
The /usr/bin/7z file is a shell script that starts the binary that does the actual work. /usr/lib/p7zip/7z might also be a shell script for all I know.
Somewhere in this chain, something has changed, making it go in a loop trying to resolve the actual place where the binary is.
My suggestion would be to look at these files, follow the chain and see where it loops and break that loop.
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2010-07-10
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Originally Posted by Joorin
Just guessing:
The /usr/bin/7z file is a shell script that starts the binary that does the actual work. /usr/lib/p7zip/7z might also be a shell script for all I know.
Somewhere in this chain, something has changed, making it go in a loop trying to resolve the actual place where the binary is.
My suggestion would be to look at these files, follow the chain and see where it loops and break that loop.
thanks for the prompt response, but I wouldn't know where to look.
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2010-07-10
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Use the file command to find out what kind of files you're going to investigate:
If it's identified as a text file or shell script, look in it with
Now you 'll see what it does. Now have a look at /usr/lib/p7zip/7z in the same way.
Code:
file /usr/bin/7z
Code:
cat /usr/bin/7z
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2010-07-10
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Originally Posted by Joorin
Use the file command to find out what kind of files you're going to investigate:If it's identified as a text file or shell script, look in it withCode:file /usr/bin/7zNow you 'll see what it does. Now have a look at /usr/lib/p7zip/7z in the same way.Code:cat /usr/bin/7z
~ $ file /usr/bin/7z
-sh: file: not found
~ $ cat /usr/bin/7z
#! /bin/sh
exec /usr/lib/p7zip/7z "$@"
~ $ /usr/lib/p7zip/7z
-sh: /usr/lib/p7zip/7z: Too many levels of symbolic links
~ $
that's what I got after them, I'm sorry, but I am a complete novice.
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2010-07-10
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Originally Posted by rokafellaskank
Ah, I assumed the file command would be installed. My bad but no worries.
~ $ file /usr/bin/7z
-sh: file: not found
~ $ cat /usr/bin/7z
#! /bin/sh
exec /usr/lib/p7zip/7z "$@"
~ $ /usr/lib/p7zip/7z
-sh: /usr/lib/p7zip/7z: Too many levels of symbolic links
~ $
that's what I got after them, I'm sorry, but I am a complete novice.
Code:
cd /usr/lib/p7zip ls -l
Code:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root <some date> 7z -> 7z
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2010-07-10
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~ $ cd /usr/lib/p7zip
/opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip $ ls -l
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jul 7 01:05 7z -> /opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip/7z
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Jul 7 01:05 7z.so -> /opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip/7z.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 34 Jul 7 01:05 7zCon.sfx -> /opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip/7zCon.sfx
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jul 7 01:05 7za -> /opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip/7za
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 685292 Jan 11 16:53 7zr
/opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip $
so I guess it's not looking too good then. could I not uninstall 7z then re-install it, or is that too easy.
/opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip $ ls -l
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jul 7 01:05 7z -> /opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip/7z
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Jul 7 01:05 7z.so -> /opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip/7z.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 34 Jul 7 01:05 7zCon.sfx -> /opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip/7zCon.sfx
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jul 7 01:05 7za -> /opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip/7za
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 685292 Jan 11 16:53 7zr
/opt/maemo/usr/lib/p7zip $
so I guess it's not looking too good then. could I not uninstall 7z then re-install it, or is that too easy.
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2010-07-10
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Three days a go someone, or something, messed up your 7zip installation. Uninstalling and installing might very well be the easiest way to fix it.
But depending on how messed up it is, the uninstalling might give some complaints, so be prepared for that.
But depending on how messed up it is, the uninstalling might give some complaints, so be prepared for that.
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2010-07-10
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yea, that sounds about right, I was downloading ScummVm game torrents, that's when it stopped working.
so to uninstall it do I type
sudo gainroot
apt-get uninstall p7zip
that doesn't work, does anybody know how to un-install it?
cheers.
Last edited by rokafellaskank; 2010-07-10 at 15:05.
so to uninstall it do I type
sudo gainroot
apt-get uninstall p7zip
that doesn't work, does anybody know how to un-install it?
cheers.
Last edited by rokafellaskank; 2010-07-10 at 15:05.
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2010-07-10
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#10
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Use the remove or purge switch, like
apt-get remove X
apt-get purge X
apt-get remove X
apt-get purge X
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here's what I get
~ $ cd /home/user/MyDocs/Downloads
~/MyDocs/Downloads $ 7z e set.7z
/usr/bin/7z: exec: line 2: /usr/lib/p7zip/7z: Too many levels of symbolic links
~/MyDocs/Downloads $
anyone got any ideas?