Hi, I just downloaded libstroke source and make installed it. I needed this library because fvwm2 seems to need it.

After the libstroke installation, I tried to run fvwm2. fvwm2 gave me the following error:

fvwm2: error while loading shared libraries: libstroke.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I am suspecting that it is because libstroke is installed in /usr/local/lib and perhaps I don't have this path in my library path.

Can someone please tell me if this is the reason? And, if so, how do I add this path into my library path?

Please please be clear. I am really new in linux.

Thanks so much...


scc28y

Type: export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/lib

Thanks for the quick reply. But isn't there a file that I can just add the library path to it? I remember reading somewhere about ld.so.conf in /etc? I echoed my $PATH and none of the paths are library. I am just wondering if it is correct to add a library path to the PATH env variable?

Thanks

scc28y

Yes, your app is looking for that file but can't find it where it expects it to be.

PATH is only used for binaries? The right way to add a non-standard lib path is to add it to the /etc/ld.so.conf. Then run ldconfig.

Oops sorry my mind was fixated on mplayer :-/ Thought you were someone else that i was advising.