I'm using redhat beta severn linux that I just upgraded to
Fedora Core 1 using apt-get. Now I cannot use "rpm" because it gives
me this message:

rpm: error while loading shared libraries: libbeecrypt.so.6: cannot
open shared object file: No such file or directory

How do I get back my rpm?

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Request for Question Clarification by maniac-ga on 15 Nov 2003 14:13 PST

Hello Ericbottom,

Hmm. A very interesting problem - since that should not have happened.

From what I can determine, the Fedora development team split beecrypt
out of RPM somewhat late in the test cycle. Since you did an upgrade,
it may have been possible that you did not have libbeecrypt as a
separate package - hence the problem now.

I tried searching for a public source of that file (and I may still be
able to find one), but there may be an alternative that should work if
 - you have the compiler installed
 - rpmbuild still works
In that case, try
  http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/redhat/taroon/i386/beecrypt-3.0.1-0.20030630.i386.html
and download the source rpm.

As root (or another suitably privileged user), use
  rpmbuild beecrypt-3.0.1-0.20030630.src.rpm
at this point, you should have built beecrypt, check
  /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/
for a directory with the beecrypt files you need to install on your
system and allow RPM to work again.

Let me know if you can use rpmbuild (or if its broke as well). If it
works, let me know so I can post a proper answer. If you can't, I can
see if I can post a copy of the files you need in a public location
for download.

  --Maniac

It appears that you simply have a dependency problem.  Search either
the Fedora CDs or the internet for that library.