Re: Help Required

From: Jeff Vian (jvian10_at_charter.net)
Date: 09/19/04

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    To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 18:37:12 -0500

    On Sat, 2004-09-18 at 08:49, Paul wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > > I am new to Linux World. I have installed Fedora Core release 2 (Tettnang)
    > > with linux kernel version 2.6.5-1.358
    > > Installation went fine, but I am getting error whenever log on to system -->
    > >
    > > -sh: /usr/local/bin/grep: cannot execute binary file
    > > -sh: /usr/local/bin/grep: cannot execute binary file
    >
    > Is this as soon as login or are you specifically trying to
    > run /usr/local/bin/grep? Have you installed anything recently and more
    > over, you need to run yum update to get your system up to date.
    >
    > > this error I am getting with all accounts. ( including root). I get
    > > similar error when I tries to use vi or any other command.
    > > -sh-2.05b$ vi
    > > -sh: /usr/local/bin/vim: cannot execute binary file
    >
    Why is he using system files in the /usr/local tree?

    > Sounds like something has gone mad on your system.
    >
    > > I checked the file permission. It's ok. ( read and executeto everyone.)
    > > -sh-2.05b$ ls -l /usr/local/bin/vim
    > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin 409600 Jun 16 1997 /usr/local/bin/vim
    > >
    > > But I use the vim from /usr/bin then I don't getany error.
    >
    > It sounds like when you've done a source code install, something has
    > broken on the non-rpm version. Try removing the source code version, run
    > vi, if it works then you've a broken source version install.
    >
    That would not necessarily be a broken install. Simply an improperly
    installed package and one where the source install broke the default
    install.

    Most packages I install from source default to /usr/local and if you
    want to put it in the system default location you have to specify the
    prefix when you run configure that package prior to compiling
    /installing.

    > TTFN
    >
    > Paul 

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