I've got the same issue too with artful ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1702056 Title: perf broken on 4.11.0-9-generic (artful): /usr/lib/linux- tools/4.11.0-9-generic/perf: error while loading shared libraries: libbfd-2.28-system.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I am unable to launch perf on 4.11.0-9-generic (artful) running on artful-proposed /usr/lib/linux-tools/4.11.0-9-generic/perf: error while loading shared libraries: libbfd-2.28-system.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory It seems this library is provided by binutils, however the symlink doesn't exist like it does on my xenial system for comparison. lathiat@ubuntu:~$ dpkg -L binutils|grep bfd|grep so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbfd-2.28.51-system.20170627.so lathiat@ubuntu:~$ ls /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/*libbfd* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbfd-2.28.51-powerpc.20170627.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbfd-2.28.51-system.20170627.so On xenial: root@hyper:~# ls /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/*libbfd* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbfd-2.26.1-system.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbfd.a /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbfd-2.26-system.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbfd.so Not clear to me where the bug lies here, so starting with the 'perf' binary by way of the kernel package. But may be an issue with something else. I did notice quickly running 'ldd' in /usr/bin that it seems other files are linking against the above so directly. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1702056/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
