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Expand Up @@ -55,11 +55,17 @@ An "unresolvable shlib" error, such as:
libllvm8-8.0.1_2: broken, unresolvable shlib `libffi.so.6'
```

is probably due to outdated or orphan packages. To check for outdated packages,
simply try to [update your system](../index.md#updating). Orphan packages, on
the other hand, have been removed from the Void repos, but are still installed
on your system; they can be removed by running
[xbps-remove(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/xbps-remove.1) with the `-o` option.
is probably due to outdated or removed packages. To check for outdated packages,
simply try to [update your system](../index.md#updating). In the case of removed
packages, a package that has been removed from the Void repos, is still
installed on your system. It can also stem from the removal of a repository in
[xbps.d(5)](https://man.voidlinux.org/xbps.d.5). To uninstall the removed
package, using [xbps-remove(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/xbps-remove.1) with
the `-o` option is sufficient in most cases; It will delete orphan packages (i.e
packages that were installed as dependencies but are no longer required). These
are a common cause of this issue. However, if the removed package is not a
dependency, you will need to remove it manually using
[xbps-remove(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/xbps-remove.1).

If you get an error message saying:

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