Hi,
I have a strange error on a new server I installed a couple of days ago.
Standard text mode installation, additionally postfix, dovecot and samba. Installation & update went smooth, configuration as well. After testing, the server went into production mode and everything was working as supposed.
A few days later I had to install additional packages (rsync and wol). So I started Yast » Software Management. It started to sync with the “update”, “oss”, “non-oss” and “mail-server” repositories taken from YaST » Software Repositories. But a connection could not be established and timed out. So I aborted on the errors. After a while download.opensuse.org was reachable again and I tried again. This time it sync’ed correctly but kicked me back on the main YaST screen.
Now a lot of modules in YaST (not only in Software) don’t work anymore but I can’t find an error in the log files.
When I run zypper, ich get the following error:
$> zypper install rsync
* Reading repository 'openSUSE-10.3-DVD 10.3' cache
zypper: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libzypp.so.324: undefined symbol: xmlReaderForIO
I installed smart manually, removed all zypper and almost all yast2 packages and installed them again, but this didn’t help.
Anyone a clue?
$> zypper install rsync
- Reading repository ‘openSUSE-10.3-DVD 10.3’ cache
zypper: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libzypp.so.324: undefined symbol: xmlReaderForIO
xmlReaderForIO is from libxml2.rpm. Get the rpm via Webpin and install it using rpm.
Also run “rpm -Va” to see if there are any more broken dependencies.
libxml2 is already installed in version 2.6.30. I reinstalled it using rpm but that didn’t help.
“rpm -Va” doesn’t show any missing files.
If you disable the DVD repro (in YaST > Software Repositories) & manually try to refresh the repositories (‘zypper ref’ in a terminal console) , do you get this error also?
Curious…
-Wj
OK, that is more complex than I thought. Please have a look at YaST/Crashes - openSUSE . In particular, post the output of the “rpm -qa …” command mentioned there.
Yes, I get the error, no matter which repositories I have enabled.
I found that doc already yesterday but unfortunately it didn’t provide any further clues as to why I have this error. I’ll post the output on Monday, I’m already off for the weekend… 
Ok, gave up on the problem…
No error messages whatsoever, only the one from zypper. Reinstalling all necessary packages didn’t help (from DVD and online repositories). No package conflicts.
I reinstalled the whole system, configured it as before and now it’s running flawlessly. Same package versions!