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Offline karl52

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git doesn't work, can't load libpcre2-8.so.0
« on: February 10, 2026, 11:45:04 AM »
Hi,
git seems to not work in TinyCore 17 x86 (it did before in 16.2). I installed TinyCore from the CorePlus-current ISO from http://tinycorelinux.net/17.x/x86/release/CorePlus-current.iso
I installed git using the Apps menu.
This is the error I get:
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tc@box:~$ git
git: error while loading shared libraries: libpcre2-8.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Installed extensions:
  • python3.14 (I really like it by the way)
  • tk9.0
  • tk8.6
  • Xdialog
  • squashfs-tools
  • dillo
  • git
I ran update-everything after installation, there were no updates
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Online Juanito

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Re: git doesn't work, can't load libpcre2-8.so.0
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2026, 12:05:56 PM »
It looks like the dep file needs adjusting - does loading pcre21042 fix things?

Online patrikg

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Re: git doesn't work, can't load libpcre2-8.so.0
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2026, 12:08:00 PM »
Have you tried to install pcre2 ?
http://tinycorelinux.net/17.x/x86/tcz/

tce-load -wi pcre2.tcz

Offline karl52

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Re: git doesn't work, can't load libpcre2-8.so.0
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2026, 12:38:30 PM »
Thank you for the fast replies.
I loaded pcre2, everything works now :)
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