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jam222 02-15-2006 06:28 AM
Firefox filing to start on slackware-current
 
Hello,

I have updated my slackeare machine to slackware-current through swaret. Now I cannot run firefox. I downloaded firefox and re-installed it but it doesn't help. Whenever I try to run firefox I get an error

./firefox-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libcairo.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.


I have looked for "libcairo.so.2" but it doesn't exist anywhere on my system. I have also looked for this library on another system on which firefox works and not as up to date but it hasn't got that library either.

KMcD 02-15-2006 07:09 AM
do the following (as root):

Code:
wget ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/cairo-1.0.2-i486-1.tgz;
installpkg cairo-1.0.2-i486-1.tgz

GlowGlow 02-15-2006 07:10 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jam222
./firefox-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libcairo.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.


I have looked for "libcairo.so.2" but it doesn't exist anywhere on my system. I have also looked for this library on another system on which firefox works and not as up to date but it hasn't got that library either.
It is part of the 'cairo' package that has been added to the l/ diskset on Feb 9.

jam222 02-16-2006 06:31 AM
Resolved
 
Thanks,

Installing cairo resolved the problem

Kazt 02-21-2006 12:49 PM
KMcD,

i was searching the site becuase i was havening the same issue, your responce worked and has saved many a hair on my head. i thank you!

KMcD 02-22-2006 02:46 AM
you're welcome


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