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Why no library files installed for google test on 12.04?

The libgtest-dev package seems only install header files to the system, but not the static and dynamic libraries which should be installed under /usr/lib. Is it a bug?
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Problems with Eclipse and Android SDK

I installed Eclipse, openjdk6 and downloaded and extracted the sdk manager file. Now, When I created an Android project I got the following error: 2012-06-06 18:44:40 - contactManager] ...
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skype: error while loading shared libraries: libXss.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I am using ubuntu 11.10 64bit, skype was working however after running sudo apt-get autoremove skype is throwing skype: error while loading shared libraries: libXss.so.1: cannot open shared object ...
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I want to install libssl.0.9.8

I'm trying to install utorrent program, and when I execute the program I get ./utserver: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.0.9.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or ...
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Steam: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64

After Nvidia driver installation when I try to run Steam I am getting this error: steam: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64 I found this question and one ...
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Help compiling (need old libs)

I need to get a scientific software running but it requires older libs and I don't want to screw my current system. I thought about using an old ubuntu version in a VM. But which would I need? The ...
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libunrar.so not found

I'm having trouble installing libunrar.so. It's required for Calibre to convert CBR files. Anyone an idea on where to get it (package or source)?
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please help me understand libraries/includes

I'm trying to understand how libraries work. for example I downloaded a tarball and extracted it. Now I do "./configure", it searches in pre-defined directories from what I understand for certain ...
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error while loading shared libraries, file too short

From one of my customers I got an application. When I try to run it I got following error error while loading shared libraries: ./libvtkWidgets.so.5.4: file too short In my project structure I see ...
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How to fix Java problem installing Matlab 2012a (64-bit) in Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit)?

I am trying to install Matlab 2012a (64-bit) in Ubuntu 12.04LTS (64-bit). I have installed Java 7. My Java version is: sabyasachi@sabyasachi-ubuntu:~/Downloads/R2012a_UNIX$ java -version java version ...
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Shared libSDL library fails to open

I'm having an issue with a shared library called libsdl. What I'm trying to do actually is to start up a game engine called GCCG (Generic Collectible Card Game). All the necessary packages were ...
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Feasibility of Static Binaries

I am trying to figure out the implications of a distribution where static binaries are preferred over shared ones. For that purpose, I put together a small Scala shell script that 1) traverses /bin, ...
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shotwell 0.12 shared library error [closed]

i installed shotwell 0.12 like so via its official ppa sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yorba/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install shotwell and when i tried to run it via dash it didn't start. i ...
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How do I find what version of libc my application links to?

When building an application using g++, I am not explicitly passing the libc library as a library to link to in the same way you would for other libraries (like passing -lpthread for example). I know ...
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How can i install Skype without ia32-libs?

How can I Install Skype without ia32-libs? The libraries provided by ia32-libs crash my 64-bit "Second Life" game.
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What package provides -llua for g++?

I've installed all lua5.1 development packages from Synaptic and the g++ linker can not find -llua. I've read on some other question that it is possible that -llua has some other name and that I ...
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Shared library not loading. Loading only under root

I have an executable that requires a shared library that resides in /opt/... folder. I have included the path in LD_LIBRARY_PATH under /etc/environment and updated it using source /etc/environment. ...
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Can't launch Nautilus

I'm unable to launch Nautilus. If I launch it from a Terminal, it says: nautilus: error while loading shared libraries: libunity-protocol-private.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such ...
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err: file '/lib/libgcc_s.so.1' not found

I'm running 32bit ubuntu in a virtual machine inside vmplayer. That file simply doesn't exist, what do I do?
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Why is the library's linker name only in the -dev package?

Take a package like sqlite3: http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/i386/libsqlite3-0/filelist http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/i386/libsqlite3-dev/filelist Note that the linker name ...
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Does a file reported as “not a dynamic executable” by 'ldd' depend on other libraries?

Just making sure I got this right - I call ldd /path/to/executable and it returns "not a dynamic executable". This means that it doesn't depend on other libraries, correct? If so, does it mean that ...
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How to package shared library in deb packages

My application uses some shared libraries, which i need to package with the binary, and as per Debian Policy Rules It is recommended that supporting files and run-time support programs that do not ...
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compiling a shared library

I'm doing a 64-bit rewrite of some code I wrote that implements a novel approach to genetic algorithms that I want to turn into a shared library exclusive to Ubuntu using code::blocks/gcc. I have ...
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Setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH before running an app from a terminal has no effect

I have several builds of an application on my system (a dev build and many older released builds). When I'm trying to run an older release, the system invariably picks up the dynamic libraries from ...
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Why do I need lib64 on my 32 bit machine?

I am trying to install Oracle on my 32-bit machine that runs Ubuntu 10.4. I am following install Oracle on Ubuntu tutorial. At the very first step there is a requirement to manually install library ...
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How do I install libtiff.so.3?

I installed Maya 2011 on Ubuntu 10.04 many times and it was always working, Recently i upgraded my Ubuntu from 10.04 to 11.04, and when i tried to install Maya 2011 on it i wasn’t able to get it ...
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Library missing for executable file

There's an executable I downloaded onto my Ubuntu 10.04 and I can't run because it's missing a library. I have also tried compiling the source with CMake. This is my Terminal output: ...
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Compiling library from source code, how to overwrite current package?

So here's the short story. I wanted to compile the latest Transmission client from source but in order to do that I needed the libevent-2 library which is not available from Ubuntu 10.04's ...
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Find version of development library from command line?

I installed the c++ boost development libraries using Ubuntu software centre. The problem is that it was quite a long time ago and I cannot remember where they are installed nor what version they ...
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Error trying to run GCCG while loading shared libraries: libjpeg.so.62: cannot open shared object file

I'm trying to run GCCG (a multiplatform implementation of a card game engine) on my Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64, but I always get the following error: ./ccg_client: error while loading shared libraries: ...
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How can I re-order LD_LIBRARY_PATH?

How can I re-order LD_LIBRARY_PATH? Edit: I'm interested in LD_LIBRARY_PATH because I have this problem: I can't update, upgrade and remove my app from kubuntu and one of the error is due to ...
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Are libc versions tied to kernel versions?

After reading the answers to my previous question I have come to the conclusion that an answer to the following question is what I was actually looking for: Does a particular version of the kernel ...
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How to resolve “error loading libxml2.so.2” when installing Cisco AnyConnect VPN?

I'm trying to install Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client on Maverick 64-bit. I'm getting the following errors: Installing Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client ... Removing previous installation... ...
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how to downgrade from 13.04 to 12.10 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version? I am new to Ubuntu and had a update pop up and said yes without looking at it and now I am at 13.04. I don't have any ...
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gm3u app needs libgnomeui.so.32 - how do I install it?

I have an music app that reports the following when I run it gm3u: error while loading shared libraries: libgnomeui.so.32: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I can't seem to ...
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Removing Samba Error

I am having a problem with Samba package. So I did the following to remove it, and got some errors. # sudo apt-get --purge remove samba-common Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree ...
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Is gcc portable between all 64 bit linux machines

I'm doing work remotely by connecting to a Linux terminal with ssh. The machine I'm connecting to is a 64 bit x86 Linux machine. My computer is also 64 bit Ubuntu machine with an x86 processor. I ...
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Issue with compiling OpenSludge

I've tried compiling an adventure game sdk called OpenSludge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/opensludge/). I can compile everything okay include libalure through git (openal library). But whenever I ...
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Library Installation

To clear my doubt consider I am installing an application 'something' from the software centre. 'something' depends on a library 'libx' whose version is x.0.2. So it gets installed. Now I want to ...
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Installing Matlab 2012a (32-bit) in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS java problem

This is my first posting here, so please be gentle. I am having a problem installing Matlab 2012a (32-bit) in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I have trawled around the web and have seen similar problems reported, ...
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Did some wrong operation with /lib, then all software cannot run in Ubuntu 10.04

At the beginning I try to fix the problem of "/lib/ld-linux-so.3:No such file or directory" when i try to run some dynamically cross-compiled binaries. So I add some shared banaries to /lib. I must ...
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Cx_freeze - How can I Install the shared libraries to /usr/lib [closed]

I am using cx_freeze to compile my python script and when I compile the program, all the files are placed in one specified folder. The executable wont run if the shared libs are not within the same ...
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Cannot open shared object file libudev.so.0 in Ubuntu 64

Trying to run Game Dev Tycoon on Ubuntu 64. It asks for the above object. I ran sudo apt-get install libudev1:i386 and it came back already installed. I have /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libudev.so.1 but no ...
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How do I fix this error I get when trying to run DS9?

ds9: error while loading shared libraries: libXss.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Please help to fix the error. My ds9 is in /usr/local/bin/ds9
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How to get .so file to show up in package?

As many of you know by now, I'm building a package :) I am so close to getting it finished so I can upload it to my PPA, but there is still one slight problem: the shared library (.so file) doesn't ...
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How to tackle “libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.14' not found” without upgrading the whole OS

I'm trying to run an application on ubuntu 11.10 64bits. When I do ldd it tells me that /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.14' not found I know what causes this problem and reading ...
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“error while loading shared libraries: libjpeg.so.9: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory”

I just built libjpeg and installed it. I'm trying to my program, it successfully builds, but shows this message when executed: error while loading shared libraries: libjpeg.so.9: cannot open shared ...
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Why am I getting 'file not found' when trying to run CEWE Fotobuch / Kruidvat fotoservice on my 64 bit system?

When I install the CEWE Fotobuch (rebranded as "Kruidvat fotoservice" in the Netherlands) software on my 64 bit system, the application does not start. Instead, I'm getting a 'file not found' error. ...
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Application trying to use the wrong shared library

I'm having a problem with a program (quartus) running on my ubuntu machine. I'm getting the following error. quartus: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXi.so: undefined symbol: ...
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Music player with auto library refresh?

is there any music player with the ability to auto-refresh it's contents, when a song is added in it's library directory manually? like, if i add a song on my iTunes library on my Mac OS partition, ...

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