> rpm: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6: cannot open > shared object file: No such file or directory You've removed the C++ library. > This is also keeping me from running OpenOffice and a few other apps. > I've try to find the solution with the help of my old friend google but > no luck. Obviously I can't fix it by upgrading or re-installing libstdc > ++ via rpm because rpm won't work. > > Does anyone have an idea how I can fix this problem? Copy the libstdc++.so.6 from a working box into the right place (/lib or /usr/lib). Then use rpm to reinstall the package back over the file you stuck there temporarily.