I wanted to install Filemon in Mandriva and I have to install libraries and configue ld to look for them. I could not find a whole lot of info with the search terms that I currently am aware of. If you know the overview of these concepts I would like to be informed of it. If you are aware of any tutorials on it that would be great. The actual steps to install Filemon is not requested. Im knowledgeable of libraries but not how to add them or the best place to put them. I have no idea of how to configure ld.

Another option I had was adding a Linux kernel Module. Any info on this would also be appreciated.

I accidentally posted this in the wrong thread so "LQ Moderator go a head and move it Please"?

Thanks / Reputation(whatever) in advance

specify the path in /etc/ld.so.conf. Then run ldconfig.

man ldconfig for more info.

Well, as far as making sure that the library gets loaded, /etc/ld.so.conf is the file you need to make sure has an entry to your library's directory (e.g. if your library is /usr/local/lib/abc_123.so.2, then you need to make sure that one line in /etc/ld.so.conf is /usr/local/lib) and then run ldconfig. Within the Mandriva Wiki, the page that discusses how to install from source code has a section on making sure that the libraries get loaded.

As far as adding a kernel module, well, if you have a pre-compiled one that you know will run with your kernel, you can copy it into one of the directories that is listed in /etc/ld.so.conf. I'd recommend still using /usr/local/lib to cut down the possibility of 'clobbering'/overwriting an existing library that might have the same name.

If you are talking about building a kernel module, well, I think that might be more work than you would care to do for something as simple as this.

HTH. Let us know.