[SOLVED] Spectacle: error while loading shared libraries: libvpx.so.8

eurodrigolira · 01-22-2024, 11:13 AM

After the latest updates, Spectacle kept showing an error with the libraries, specifically with libvpx.so.8.

Code:

spectacle: error while loading shared libraries: libvpx.so.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I solved the issue by creating a symbolic link to libvpx.so.9.0.0.

Code:

sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/libvpx.so.9.0.0 /usr/lib64/libvpx.so.8

jayjwa · 01-22-2024, 11:36 AM

Sometimes that works but it's a bit hacky. The proper solution is usually rebuilding the application against the new libraries.

Petri Kaukasoina · 01-22-2024, 11:45 AM

The proper solution is to upgrade ffmpeg.

Code:

Sat Jan 20 21:04:49 UTC 2024
l/ffmpeg-5.1.4-x86_64-3.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Recompiled against libvpx-1.14.0.

eurodrigolira · 01-22-2024, 01:02 PM

Strangely, ffmpeg didn't update in my last update, but after updating it, spectacle worked correctly.

Thank you all.

Petri Kaukasoina · 01-23-2024, 05:09 AM

If you use slackpkg+, you might want to check this thread: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...4/#post6478624
There ffmpeg did not upgrade because alien's offerings were both configured in slackpkg+ and blacklisted.