dnf refuses to run after dnf update worked

5. RE: dnf refuses to run after dnf update worked

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petermc 9BBD

Posted 10 days ago

Hi Aditya,

Here's the output. My /usr/lib/libcrypto.a doesn't have libcrypto.so.0.9.8 but does have libcrypto.so.1.1. My versions of openssl are rpm 1.1.0f and AIX package openssl.base of 3.0.13.1000.

root:e360_test:/:#
root:e360_test:/:# ar -t /usr/lib/libiconv.a
shr4.o
shr.o
root:e360_test:/:# ar -t /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
libiconv.so.2
shr4.o
shr.o
root:e360_test:/:#
root:e360_test:/:# ar -t /usr/lib/libcrypto.a
libcrypto.so
libcrypto.so.1.0.0
libcrypto.so.1.0.2
libcrypto.so.1.1
libcrypto.so.3
root:e360_test:/:# rpm -qa | grep openssl
openssl-1.1.0f-1withsslv2.ppc
root:e360_test:/:#
root:e360_test:/:# lslpp -l openssl.base
Fileset Level State Description
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
openssl.base 3.0.13.1000 COMMITTED Open Secure Socket Layer

Path: /etc/objrepos
openssl.base 3.0.13.1000 COMMITTED Open Secure Socket Layer
root:e360_test:/:#
root:e360_test:/:#
root:e360_test:/:# export LIBPATH=/opt/freeware/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/lib64:/
root:e360_test:/:#
root:e360_test:/:# dnf --version
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/freeware/bin/dnf", line 57, in <module>
from dnf.cli import main
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dnf/__init__.py", line 30, in <module>
import dnf.base
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dnf/base.py", line 29, in <module>
import libdnf.transaction
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
from . import common_types
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/common_types.py", line 13, in <module>
from . import _common_types
ImportError: 0509-022 Cannot load module /opt/freeware/lib/librepo.a(librepo.so.0).
0509-150 Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.a(libcrypto.so.1.1) could not be loaded. <-- looking in /opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.a not /usr/lib/libcrypto.a
0509-152 Member libcrypto.so.1.1 is not found in archive
0509-022 Cannot load module /opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/_common_types.so.
0509-150 Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/librepo.a(librepo.so.0) could not be loaded.
root:e360_test:/:#

Still no luck :-(

The reason I used only /opt/freeware in my LIBPATH is that on other systems it appears to need libraries in other directories under /opt/freeware, so using /opt/freeware includes them all.

The libcrypto.a in /opt/freeware/lib:

root:e360_test:/:# ar -t /opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.a
libcrypto.so.1.1.0
libcrypto.so.0.9.7
libcrypto.so.0.9.8
libcrypto.so.1.0.0
libcrypto.so.1.0.1
libcrypto.so.1.0.2
root:e360_test:/:#

The required module is not there, so the error is correct, it's just not looking in the right place. Perhaps I need to update the openssl rpm package?

Cheers,

Peter

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petermc 9BBD
andersenIT
Brisbane
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Original Message

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 08, 2025 10:18 PM
From: Aditya Kamath
Subject: dnf refuses to run after dnf update worked

Hi Peter,

# ar -t /usr/lib/libiconv.a
shr4.o
shr.o

# ar -t /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
libiconv.so.2
shr4.o
shr.o

# ar -t /usr/lib/libcrypto.a
libcrypto.so
libcrypto.so.0.9.8
libcrypto.so.1.0.0
libcrypto.so.1.0.2
libcrypto.so.1.1
libcrypto.so.3

Are these 3 libraries exactly as above? You may not have openssl3, so I am assuming itlibcrypto.so.3 will not be there. But that is okay for now.

Also, please use

export LIBPATH=/opt/freeware/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/lib64/

instead of export LIBPATH=/opt/freeware:/usr/lib:/usr/lib64:/

What happens when we do that? Atleast the correct libiconv must go. Then we can figure out the rest if any issues.

------------------------------
Aditya Kamath

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 08, 2025 08:31 PM
From: petermc 9BBD
Subject: dnf refuses to run after dnf update worked

Hi Aditya,

Thanks for your reply. As I mentioned in the first part of my post, when /opt/freeware is first in the LIBPATH variable, I get different results - still library errors but different.

The original version of /usr/lib/libiconv.a is from bos.rte.iconv, which I saved before making the symlink:

root:e360_test:/:# ls -l /usr/lib/libiconv*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root system 28 Jul 07 10:42 /usr/lib/libiconv.a -> /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 782725 Feb 20 2020 /usr/lib/libiconv_bos_rte.a <-- this one is from bos.rte.iconv package
root:e360_test:/:# unlink /usr/lib/libiconv.a

I cannot remove the libiconv rpm as there are quite a few packages with dependencies:

root:e360_test:/:# rpm -e libiconv-1.17-1.ppc
error: Failed dependencies:
libiconv >= 1.17 is needed by (installed) glib2-2.83.2-1.ppc
libiconv >= 1.17 is needed by (installed) libunistring-1.1-1.ppc
libiconv >= 1.17 is needed by (installed) libxml2-2.12.9-1.ppc
libiconv >= 1.16 is needed by (installed) libtextstyle-0.21-2.ppc
libiconv >= 1.17 is needed by (installed) bash-5.2.21-1.ppc
libiconv >= 1.16 is needed by (installed) gettext-0.21-2.ppc
libiconv >= 1.17 is needed by (installed) info-7.2-1.ppc
libiconv >= 1.17 is needed by (installed) popt-1.19-1.ppc
libiconv >= 1.17 is needed by (installed) coreutils-9.5-1.ppc
libiconv >= 1.17 is needed by (installed) samba-common-4.21.2-1.ppc
libiconv >= 1.17 is needed by (installed) gnupg2-2.4.7-1.ppc
libiconv >= 1.16 is needed by (installed) librepo-1.11.0-103.ppc
libiconv >= 1.16 is needed by (installed) libdnf-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
libiconv >= 1.17 is needed by (installed) mutt-2.2.13-1.ppc
libiconv >= 1.17 is needed by (installed) wget-1.25.0-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) glib2-2.83.2-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) libunistring-1.1-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) libxml2-2.12.9-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) libtextstyle-0.21-2.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) bash-5.2.21-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) gettext-0.21-2.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) info-7.2-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) popt-1.19-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) coreutils-9.5-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) cups-libs-2.2.3-4.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) samba-common-4.21.2-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) samba-devel-4.21.2-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) gnupg2-2.4.7-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) librepo-1.11.0-103.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) libdnf-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) python3.9-libdnf-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) python3.9-hawkey-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) python3.9-librepo-1.11.0-103.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) mutt-2.2.13-1.ppc
libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) is needed by (installed) wget-1.25.0-1.ppc
root:e360_test:/:#

So, I did reinstall it after unlinking /usr/lib/libiconv.a. This gave me the libiconv errors again - it would appear that if /usr/lib/libiconv.a exists, the install of the rpm also adds the library from bos.rte.iconv:

root:e360_test:/:# rpm --verify libiconv-1.17-1.ppc
S.5....T. /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a <-- this says that the file size is not the same as from the original package, and the MD5 is also different
root:e360_test:/:# ls -l /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 3205217 Jul 7 09:35 /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
root:e360_test:/:#

root:e360_test:/tmp:# rpm -Uvh libiconv-1.17-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm
warning: libiconv-1.17-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 41eea8e0: NOKEY
Verifying... ################################# [100%]
Preparing... ################################# [100%]
package libiconv-1.17-1.ppc is already installed
root:e360_test:/tmp:# iconv-1.17-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm <
warning: libiconv-1.17-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 41eea8e0: NOKEY
Verifying... ################################# [100%]
Preparing... ################################# [100%]
Updating / installing...
1:libiconv-1.17-1 ################################# [ 50%]
ar: 0707-100 /usr/lib/libiconv.a does not exist. <-- hmm
ar: 0707-100 /usr/lib/libiconv.a does not exist. <-- Hmm, makes me think that it incorporates /usr/lib/libiconv.a into /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
strip: * -- 0654-400 Cannot open file.
No such file or directory
/
Cleaning up / removing...
2:libiconv-1.17-1 ################################# [100%]
root:e360_test:/tmp:#

root:e360_test:/:# ls -l /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 2425475 Jul 9 09:53 /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
root:e360_test:/:# ar t /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
libiconv.so.2
root:e360_test:/:#

root:e360_test:/:# ls -l /usr/lib/libiconv*
-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 782725 Feb 20 2020 /usr/lib/libiconv_bos_rte.a
root:e360_test:/:# mv /usr/lib/libiconv_bos_rte.a /usr/lib/libiconv.a <-- restoring original /usr/lib/libiconv.a from bos.rte.iconv
root:e360_test:/:# lslpp -w /usr/lib/libiconv.a
File Fileset Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/usr/lib/libiconv.a bos.rte.iconv File
root:e360_test:/:# ls -l /usr/lib/libiconv.a
-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 782725 Feb 20 2020 /usr/lib/libiconv.a
root:e360_test:/:#

root:e360_test:/tmp:# rpm -Uvh --replacepkgs --replacefiles libiconv-1.17-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm
warning: libiconv-1.17-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 41eea8e0: NOKEY
Verifying... ################################# [100%]
Preparing... ################################# [100%]
Updating / installing...
1:libiconv-1.17-1 ################################# [ 50%]
add shr4.o shared members from /usr/lib/libiconv.a to /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a <-- so it DOES add from /usr/lib/libiconv.a to /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
add shr.o shared members from /usr/lib/libiconv.a to /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
add shr4_64.o shared members from /usr/lib/libiconv.a to /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
/
Cleaning up / removing...
2:libiconv-1.17-1 ################################# [100%]
root:e360_test:/tmp:#

However, all of this doesn't resolve the isue. Without LIBPATH set, I get these errors:

root:e360_test:/:# echo $LIBPATH

root:e360_test:/:#

root:e360_test:/:# dnf --version
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/freeware/bin/dnf", line 57, in <module>
from dnf.cli import main
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dnf/__init__.py", line 30, in <module>
import dnf.base
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dnf/base.py", line 29, in <module>
import libdnf.transaction
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
from . import common_types
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/common_types.py", line 13, in <module>
from . import _common_types
ImportError: 0509-022 Cannot load module /opt/freeware/lib/librepo.a(librepo.so.0).
0509-150 Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.a(libcrypto.so.1.1) could not be loaded.
0509-152 Member libcrypto.so.1.1 is not found in archive
0509-022 Cannot load module /opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/_common_types.so.
0509-150 Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/librepo.a(librepo.so.0) could not be loaded.
root:e360_test:/:# ar t /opt/freeware/lib/librepo.a
librepo.so.0
root:e360_test:/:# ar t /opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.a
libcrypto.so.1.1.0
libcrypto.so.0.9.7
libcrypto.so.0.9.8
libcrypto.so.1.0.0
libcrypto.so.1.0.1
libcrypto.so.1.0.2
root:e360_test:/:#

With LIBPATH set to /opt/freeware:/usr/lib:/usr/lib64:/ as per your suggestion:

root:e360_test:/:# export LIBPATH=/opt/freeware:/usr/lib:/usr/lib64:/

root:e360_test:/:# dnf --version
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/freeware/bin/dnf", line 57, in <module>
from dnf.cli import main
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dnf/__init__.py", line 30, in <module>
import dnf.base
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dnf/base.py", line 29, in <module>
import libdnf.transaction
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
from . import common_types
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/common_types.py", line 13, in <module>
from . import _common_types
ImportError: 0509-022 Cannot load module /opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/_common_types.so.
0509-150 Dependent module /usr/lib/libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) could not be loaded.
0509-152 Member libiconv.so.2 is not found in archive
0509-022 Cannot load module /opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/_common_types.so.
0509-150 Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/_common_types.so could not be loaded.
root:e360_test:/:#

I still get libiconv errors. Seems like no matter what I do, I still get library errors. For some reason python is trying to load libiconv from /usr/lib not /opt/freeware/lib.

As I said, this LPAR's dnf was working previously prior to the update, although I did get errors moving from yum to dnf - I posted about this in the forum a few weeks ago, and apart from someone asking for an rpm list, I got no reply:

https://community.ibm.com/community/user/discussion/update-yum-to-dnf-fails-when-migrating-yum-db

Cheers,

Peter

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petermc 9BBD
andersenIT
Brisbane

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 07, 2025 03:32 AM
From: Aditya Kamath
Subject: dnf refuses to run after dnf update worked

Hi Peter,

The problem is in your libpath.
LIBPATH=/usr/lib:/usr/lib64:/opt/freeware

When you use this, it will take the /usr/lib/libiconv, but toolbox needs /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a

The best thing to do is first remove the soft link you created. I am assuming the older /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a is now gone since you created the soft link.

Do rpm -e libiconv-1.17-1.ppc

Then

wget https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/libiconv/libiconv-1.17-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm

rpm -Uvh libiconv-1.17-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm

export LIBPATH=/opt/freeware/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/lib64:/
Then do dnf update

It should work

------------------------------
Aditya Kamath

Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 06, 2025 08:50 PM
From: petermc 9BBD
Subject: dnf refuses to run after dnf update worked

Hi there,

Yet another issue with dnf. I had dnf working fine on an AIX 7.2 (7200-05-09-2446) LPAR, and I ran a "dnf update", which worked.

However, since then, dnf gives the following errors:

With LIBPATH=/opt/freeware:/usr/lib:/usr/lib64:

root:e360_test:/:# dnf --version
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/freeware/bin/dnf", line 57, in <module>
from dnf.cli import main
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dnf/__init__.py", line 30, in <module>
import dnf.base
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dnf/base.py", line 29, in <module>
import libdnf.transaction
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
from . import common_types
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/common_types.py", line 13, in <module>
from . import _common_types
ImportError: 0509-022 Cannot load module /opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/_common_types.so.
0509-150 Dependent module /usr/lib/libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) could not be loaded.
0509-152 Member libiconv.so.2 is not found in archive
0509-022 Cannot load module /opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/_common_types.so.
0509-150 Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/_common_types.so could not be loaded.
root:e360_test:/:#

With LIBPATH=/usr/lib:/usr/lib64:/opt/freeware I get the same issue. If I create a symlink from /usr/lib/libiconv.a to /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a I resolve the libiconv issue but get others:

root:e360_test:/:# ar t /usr/lib/libiconv.a
shr4.o
shr.o
root:e360_test:/:# ar t /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
libiconv.so.2
shr4.o
shr.o
root:e360_test:/:# mv /usr/lib/libiconv.a /usr/lib/libiconv_bos_rte.a
root:e360_test:/:# ln -s /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a /usr/lib/libiconv.a
root:e360_test:/:# ls -l /usr/lib/libiconv.a
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root system 28 Jul 07 10:42 /usr/lib/libiconv.a -> /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a
root:e360_test:/:# dnf --version
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/freeware/bin/dnf", line 57, in <module>
from dnf.cli import main
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dnf/__init__.py", line 30, in <module>
import dnf.base
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dnf/base.py", line 29, in <module>
import libdnf.transaction
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
from . import common_types
File "/opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/common_types.py", line 13, in <module>
from . import _common_types
ImportError: 0509-130 Symbol resolution failed for /opt/freeware/lib/libsmartcols.a(libsmartcols.so.1) because:
0509-136 Symbol _GLOBAL__AIXI_libintl_so (number 10) is not exported from
dependent module /usr/opt/rpm/lib/libintl.a(libintl.so.8).
0509-136 Symbol _GLOBAL__AIXD_libintl_so (number 11) is not exported from
dependent module /usr/opt/rpm/lib/libintl.a(libintl.so.8).
0509-022 Cannot load module /opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libdnf/_common_types.so.
0509-026 System error: Cannot run a file that does not have a valid format.
0509-192 Examine .loader section symbols with the
'dump -Tv' command.
root:e360_test:/:#

Any ideas? As mentioned, before I ran the update dnf was working fine.

Cheers,

Peter

RPMs installed:

root:e360_test:/:# rpm -qa | sort
AIX-rpm-7.2.5.208-27.ppc
a2ps-4.13-4.ppc
bash-5.2.21-1.ppc
bzip2-1.0.8-2.ppc
ca-certificates-2024.2.66-2.ppc
cairo-1.18.0-1waixX11.ppc
check-0.13.0-1.ppc
coreutils-9.5-1.ppc
cups-2.2.3-4.ppc
cups-libs-2.2.3-4.ppc
curl-8.14.1-1.ppc
cyrus-sasl-2.1.28-1.ppc
db-5.3.28-1.ppc
dbus-1.14.8-1.ppc
dnf-4.2.17-32_53.ppc
dnf-automatic-4.2.17-32_53.ppc
dnf-data-4.2.17-32_53.ppc
elm-2.5.6-2.ppc
expat-2.6.3-1.ppc
expect-5.45.4-2.ppc
fontconfig-2.14.2-1.ppc
freetype2-2.13.3-1.ppc
gcc-13-1.ppc
gcc-c++-13-1.ppc
gcc-cpp-13-1.ppc
gcc13-13.3.0-1.ppc
gcc13-c++-13.3.0-1.ppc
gcc13-cpp-13.3.0-1.ppc
gdbm-1.23-1.ppc
gettext-0.21-2.ppc
glib2-2.83.2-1.ppc
gmp-6.3.0-1.ppc
gnupg2-2.4.7-1.ppc
gnutls-3.8.7-1.ppc
gpgme-1.13.1-101.ppc
harfbuzz-7.1.0-1.ppc
info-7.2-1.ppc
json-c-0.17-1.ppc
krb5-libs-1.21.3-3.ppc
libXft-2.3.2-5waixX11.ppc
libXrender-0.9.8-3waixX11.ppc
libassuan-2.5.6-1.ppc
libcomps-0.1.15-101.ppc
libdnf-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
libffi-3.4.4-2.ppc
libgcc-13-1.ppc
libgcc13-13.3.0-1.ppc
libgcrypt-1.10.3-1.ppc
libgomp-13-1.ppc
libgomp13-13.3.0-1.ppc
libgpg-error-1.49-1.ppc
libiconv-1.17-1.ppc
libjpeg-9f-1.ppc
libjpeg-devel-9f-1.ppc
libksba-1.6.3-1.ppc
libmodulemd-1.5.2-100.ppc
libmpc-1.3.1-1.ppc
libnghttp2-1.62.1-1.ppc
libpng-1.6.42-1.ppc
libpng-devel-1.6.42-1.ppc
librepo-1.11.0-103.ppc
libsmartcols-2.34-101.ppc
libsmbclient-4.21.2-1.ppc
libsolv-0.7.9-32_53.ppc
libssh2-1.11.0-1.ppc
libstdc++-13-1.ppc
libstdc++-devel-13-1.ppc
libstdc++13-13.3.0-1.ppc
libstdc++13-devel-13.3.0-1.ppc
libtasn1-4.19.0-1.ppc
libtextstyle-0.21-2.ppc
libunistring-1.1-1.ppc
libxml2-2.12.9-1.ppc
libyaml-0.2.5-1.ppc
libzstd-1.5.2-3.ppc
lpar2rrd-agent-7.90-1.ppc
lzo-2.10-3.ppc
make-4.4.1-1.ppc
metamail-2.7-2.ppc
mpfr-4.2.1-1.ppc
mutt-2.2.13-1.ppc
ncurses-6.5-1.ppc
nettle-3.10.1-1.ppc
npth-1.5-1.ppc
openldap-2.5.16-3.ppc
openssl-1.1.0f-1withsslv2.ppc
p11-kit-0.25.5-2.ppc
p11-kit-tools-0.25.5-2.ppc
pcre-8.44-2.ppc
pcre2-10.45-2.ppc
perl-5.38.2-1.ppc
pinentry-1.0.0-1.ppc
pixman-0.42.2-1.ppc
pkg-config-0.29.2-2.ppc
popt-1.19-1.ppc
pysqlite-2.8.3-2.ppc
python-2.7.18-4.ppc
python-devel-2.7.18-4.ppc
python-iniparse-0.4-1.noarch
python-pycurl-7.43.0.5-1.ppc
python-tools-2.7.18-4.ppc
python-urlgrabber-3.10.1-1.noarch
python3-3.9.22-1.ppc
python3-dateutil-2.8.2-1.noarch
python3-dnf-4.2.17-32_53.ppc
python3-dnf-plugin-migrate-4.0.16-32_52.ppc
python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.0.16-32_52.ppc
python3-gpg-1.13.1-101.ppc
python3-hawkey-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
python3-libcomps-0.1.15-101.ppc
python3-libdnf-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
python3-librepo-1.11.0-103.ppc
python3-six-1.13.0-2.noarch
python3.9-3.9.22-1.ppc
python3.9-dateutil-2.8.2-1.noarch
python3.9-dnf-4.2.17-32_53.ppc
python3.9-dnf-plugin-migrate-4.0.16-32_52.ppc
python3.9-dnf-plugins-core-4.0.16-32_52.ppc
python3.9-gpg-1.13.1-101.ppc
python3.9-hawkey-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
python3.9-libcomps-0.1.15-101.ppc
python3.9-libdnf-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
python3.9-librepo-1.11.0-103.ppc
python3.9-six-1.13.0-2.noarch
readline-8.2-1.ppc
rpm-python3-4.15.1-32_2.ppc
rpm-python3.9-4.15.1-32_2.ppc
samba-4.21.2-1.ppc
samba-client-4.21.2-1.ppc
samba-common-4.21.2-1.ppc
samba-devel-4.21.2-1.ppc
samba-libs-4.21.2-1.ppc
samba-winbind-4.21.2-1.ppc
samba-winbind-clients-4.21.2-1.ppc
sed-4.9-1.ppc
sqlite-3.49.2-1.ppc
sudo-1.9.16p2-1.ppc
tcl-8.6.13-1.ppc
tk-8.6.13-1.ppc
unzip-6.0-4.ppc
wget-1.25.0-1.ppc
xshield-monitoring-agent-25.1.7-1.ppc
xz-libs-5.8.1-1.ppc
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.4-2.ppc
zchunk-libs-1.1.4-103.ppc
zlib-1.2.13-1.ppc
zlib-devel-1.2.13-1.ppc
root:e360_test:/:#

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petermc 9BBD
andersenIT
Brisbane
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7. RE: dnf refuses to run after dnf update worked

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petermc 9BBD

Posted 10 days ago

HI Aditya,

Yes there are/were several libcryptos in the package (some output removed):

root:e360_test:/:# rpm -ql openssl-1.1.0f-1withsslv2.ppc
...
/opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.a
/opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.7
/opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8
/opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0
/opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.1
/opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.2
/opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.so.1.1.0
...

/opt/freeware/lib64/libcrypto.so
/opt/freeware/lib64/libcrypto.so.0.9.7
/opt/freeware/lib64/libcrypto.so.0.9.8
/opt/freeware/lib64/libcrypto.so.1.0.0
/opt/freeware/lib64/libcrypto.so.1.0.1
/opt/freeware/lib64/libcrypto.so.1.0.2
/opt/freeware/lib64/libcrypto.so.1.1.0
...

/usr/linux/lib/libcrypto.a
/usr/linux/lib/libcrypto.so
/usr/linux/lib/libcrypto.so.1.1.0
/usr/linux/lib/libssl.a
/usr/linux/lib/libssl.so
/usr/linux/lib/libssl.so.1.1.0
/usr/linux/lib64/libcrypto.so
/usr/linux/lib64/libcrypto.so.1.1.0
/usr/linux/lib64/libssl.so
/usr/linux/lib64/libssl.so.1.1.0
...

root:e360_test:/:#

I removed the package:

root:e360_test:/:# rpm -e openssl-1.1.0f-1withsslv2.ppc
warning: file /var/ssl/misc/tsget: remove failed: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
warning: file /usr/linux/bin/c_rehash: remove failed: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
warning: file /opt/freeware/lib/libssl.a: remove failed: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
root:e360_test:/:#
root:e360_test:/:# echo $LIBPATH
/opt/freeware/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/lib64:/
root:e360_test:/:#

root:e360_test:/:# dnf --version
4.2.17
Installed: dnf-0:4.2.17-32_53.ppc at Sun Jul 6 23:36:50 AEST 2025
Built : at Sun May 4 13:36:12 AEST 2025
root:e360_test:/:# dnf check-update
AIX generic repository 1.6 kB/s | 2.7 kB 00:01
AIX noarch repository 2.3 kB/s | 2.6 kB 00:01
AIX 7.2 specific repository 2.3 kB/s | 2.7 kB 00:01
root:e360_test:/:# unset LIBPATH
root:e360_test:/:# dnf --version
4.2.17
Installed: dnf-0:4.2.17-32_53.ppc at Sun Jul 6 23:36:50 AEST 2025
Built : at Sun May 4 13:36:12 AEST 2025
root:e360_test:/:#

Appears to work without LIBPATH set at all.

Thanks for your help, much appreciated.

Cheers,

Peter

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petermc 9BBD
andersenIT
Brisbane
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Original Message

Original Message:
Sent: Wed July 09, 2025 12:05 AM
From: Aditya Kamath
Subject: dnf refuses to run after dnf update worked

Hi,

We are on the right track to fix this.

Let's use export LIBPATH=/opt/freeware/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/lib64/

So one thing is what is the output of rpm -ql openssl-1.1.0f-1withsslv2.ppc | grep crypto or just rpm -ql openssl-1.1.0f-1withsslv2.ppc

Do you see that libcrypto. If yes, let us remove this rpm using rpm -e openssl-1.1.0f-1withsslv2.ppc

Then try dnf update.

If not let me know. We have to look at other things.