/bin/sh: error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5

[John Summerfield]

Christopher D. Stover wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I tried doing a yum update that didn't go so well.  I'm now attempting 
> to run yum from recovery via a fedora live cd but I'm getting the 
> following: "/bin/sh: error while loading shared libraries: 
> libtinfo.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or 
> directory".  Anyone have any ideas of what I can do to fix this?  Thanks!
> 
> Chris

Contrary to Ray, I wonder whether you're using the right recovery 
disk/live CD. I'd be using one that matches the installed kernel, a 
32-bit kernel wouldn't handle 64-bit binaries.



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