cannot open shared object file

dodgefan · 10-01-2010, 06:28 AM

hi, i did a fresh install of debian testing, changed to sid and did a dist-upgrade. downloaded firefox 3.6 and placed it in my home directory. when i try to run it, i get the following

Code:

jerry@dakota:~/Downloads/firefox$ ./firefox
./firefox-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

that .so.0 file is located in /usr/lib and /usr/lib64

whats missing? ive also changed ownership of the file to me but i get the same error

malekmustaq · 10-01-2010, 07:01 AM

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that .so.0 file is located in /usr/lib and /usr/lib64

Did you try to make a link in your /home/downloads directory?

The most logical location to place Firefox 3.6.10 by way of 'non-distro-package' is in /opt directory. If you have downloaded the 'firefox*.bz2' file you may just untar it into /opt, it will create its own /opt/firefox directory. Then make a shortcut/link in your desktop for the binary /opt/firefox/firefox or firefox-bin or mozilla-bin whichever.

BTW if my memory serves, I think firefox 3.6.x requires previous versions to be deinstalled first.

Hope this helps.

the trooper · 10-01-2010, 07:28 AM

Code:

that .so.0 file is located in /usr/lib and /usr/lib64

I take it you are running 64bit Debian?,and are trying to run the 32bit FF package?.

If so you'll need to install some extra packages:

Code:

aptitude install iceweasel ia32-libs ia32-libs-gtk

See the guide here for more details:

http://techpatterns.com/forums/about1435.html

Or you could just use a 64bit browser.

jdkaye · 10-01-2010, 12:25 PM

FWIW, on my Debian SqueezeBox, which is running amd64 Squeeze 2.6.32, that file is found here: /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so and here: /usr/lib32/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 I'm running iceweasel, which comes in a 64bit version rather than Firefox.
ciao,
jdk

dodgefan · 10-01-2010, 10:05 PM

thanks everyone! yeah sorry, i am running the 64bit version

trooper - it was the ia32-libs-gtk i was missing, installed that and firefox 3.6 launched. i still get some errors, like

Code:

Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module": /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libcanberra-gtk-module.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64

(firefox-bin:4967): Gtk-WARNING **: /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64

but its working. i might redo my install again to make sure everything is right, i renamed the libgtk-x11 SO file a couple times and reinstalled it, so not sure

thanks again