[arch-general] upgrading postfix - newaliases: error while loading libdb-5.1.so -- ignore?

Paul Ezvan paul at ezvan.fr
Wed Jul 6 17:59:33 EDT 2011


> 
> As a temporary work around, just add a link in /usr/lib from 
> /usr/lib/libdb-5.1.so -> libdb-5.2.so:
> 
> 13:14 providence:~> sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/libdb-5.2.so /usr/lib/libdb-5.1.so
> 13:14 providence:~> sudo /etc/rc.d/postfix restart
> 
> That will bring postfix back up until the package is updated. Then don't forget 
> to remove the link later...
> 

Please don't do that, this is a bad workaround !
You should rebuild the package instead, it is very easy with ABS.

Paul



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