Hi all,

I updated draxtools this morning and now i can't get into system > configuration > packaging > install software. when i updated it i used the command line e.g. urpmi --update drakxtools it then listed some dependencies and it was done i rebooted and now i cant use it anymore.

I went to the console and typed rpmdrake and i got

can not find function c::bind_textdomain_codeset
c::AUTOLOAD() called from /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7/rpmdrake.pm:91
(eval)() called from /usr/sbin/rpmdrake:50
main::BEGIN() called from /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7/rpmdrake.pm:0
(eval)() called from /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7/rpmdrake.pm:0
Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/rpmdrake line 50.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/rpmdrake line 50.

any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

It seems that the drakxtools package that you upgraded to can't work with your linux as it is was originally set up, most likely because the new drakxtools package has dependencies that your linux hasn't satisfied. Somehow you need to completely remove drakxtools and then reinstall the original version that came with your distribution, even if it means that you have to do a complete system reinstall. If you still have basic rpm you should be able to use that to restore your drakxtools. If that doesn't work, then I would recommend that you back up your data, wipe your hard drive and then do a complete system reinstall.

In general, I always test any new package for dependencies before I install it, to avoid the problem that you now have.

there was about 4 dependencies that it needed I typed yes and the total was around 23MB.So it installed other dependencies it said it needed.....but maybe it missed some....?who knows i suppose.

Iĺl see if i can figure it out.

Thanks