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Debian without basic commands: 'No such file or directory'

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Mar 15, 20265126 views
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My new VPS is running Debian 5.0 (bash 3.2.29), and some commands seems to be missing. For example the command is not here, neither is (but dir works). Is there a package missing or what's the deal? Edit: More info req from comments: It's 64bit Don't know any details on the actual installation. It'…

Error Output

:~# type ps
ps is hashed (/bin/ps)
:~# ps
-bash: /bin/ps: No such file or directory

:~# echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin…

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Fix for: Debian without basic commands: 'No such file or directory'

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When returns , either the binary is missing or the interpreter is missing. Obviously, exists, otherwise it wouldn't be in hashed in the shell. But the dynamic linker it depends on probably doesn't exist on your system. If GNU binutils installed, you…

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