adding line to /etc/ld.so.conf
 

When trying to install some programs I get this message:
"This path is not mentioned amog the linker search paths in your /etc/ld.so.conf. This means it is possible that (insert program name here) will not be found when you try to compile or run a program using it. If this happens, you should add /usr/local/lib to the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH like that: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH Alternatively you can add a line "/usr/local/lib" to your /etc/ld.so.conf. "

so, my question is how to add the line /usr/local/lib to my /etc/ld.so.conf, I have browsed to the ld.so.conf and cannot edit it to add the line. also I tried in terminal to run the export line found in the above paragraph and that did not work.

how do I add that line to ld.so.conf?



RH9

WHy cant you edit ld.so.conf??i mean,what is the problem??
just do 'su'.then 'vim /etc/ld.so.conf'.press 'i' to inseart.edit it,and then ':wq' to save and exit.(dont forget ':' in ':wq')
--arun

ok, it half worked
 

you can tell I am so green to this.

I was able to open it up, and edit it. but when I typed in ':wb' that did not save it or exit it. where exactly do I type that in?

You shall specify :wq! and not :wb wg means write+quit. That will save you changes to the file you have opened for editing.

:)