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General tag pertaining to application libraries

Use this tag for general questions pertaining to application libraries.

  • Libraries are single files that group together multiple compiled object code files. Detailed information about libraries can be found at Yo Linux Tutorial
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GLIBCXX_3.4.20 not found, how to fix this error?

Whey I try to run the program Layout Editor (available on this site) on Ubuntu 14.04.1 64-bit LTS I get the following output in the terminal: $ layout layout: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.20' not found (required by…
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fatal error: sys/cdefs.h: No such file or directory|

It has been weeks that I am trying to use Code::Blocks IDE on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to program Atmega16, however I am hindered by the following error while compiling/building the program in C::B /usr/include/features.h|374|fatal error: sys/cdefs.h: No…
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Installing curl.h library

Could you help me install curl.h library?
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How to find location of installed library

Background: I'm trying to build my program but first I need to set up libraries in NetBeans. My project is using GLU and therefore I installed libglu-dev. I didn't note the location where the libraries were located and now I can't find them. I've…
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Installing BLAS and LAPACK packages

How to install BLAS & LAPACK in Ubuntu 14.04? When I am trying to install these packages with apt-get install BLAS: Error occurred Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
Jeetu Donderiya
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How to install all the boost development libraries?

I am having trouble installing boost library completely it fails/skips several things that seem to be key for me to continue on to compiling a program with it. Here is what I get when I install boost, gcc.compile.c++…
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What would cause the "gi" module to be missing from Python?

After some not so clever editing of the default Python version in Ubuntu, from 2.7 to 3.2, I ended up breaking my entire system. After my computer imploded and everything stopped working, I tried to revert back my changes (by linking…
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Error loading libGL.so.1

When attempting to run various pieces of software (notably Steam and Yenka), I have come across an error similar to this: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I'm running a 64…
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Where does Ubuntu look for shared libraries?

When I run a process that links to a shared library at runtime (linked when the process starts, not linked later with dlload()), where does it look for that shared library (.so) file other than LD_LIBRARY_PATH? Background: I have some C++ code that…
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Ubuntu 64 bit Machinarium: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

I just downloaded Ubuntu 13.10 final beta 64 bit and every program that I use work flawlessly with the exception of "Machinarium" a very cool flash game. The game doesn't have a .deb package and I used to be able to play it before. I tried…
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how to install libxml2 in ubuntu 15.10

I am having Ubuntu 15.10 Desktop. I want to install libxml2. So any one tell me how i can install it. What i need to do to install libxml2 in my laptop. I am almost new to Linux, using it at least from 5-6 months.
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How do I use graphics.h in Ubuntu?

Is there any Linux based compiler which supports graphics.h library? I want to implement graphic programs, so please kindly let me know if there is any such software. If not then how can I use it?
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Is there any open-source way to make a static from a dynamic executable with no source code availability?

Let me explain the problem with an example. I use some old program in my day to day work, like for example xfig and pdfedit. Now, these programs are quite old and not updated too often; my fear is that one day or the other they will not work…
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What is the general procedure to install development libraries in Ubuntu?

I am having a pretty tough time installing the latest development libraries of SDL in my Ubuntu 12.04. Last year, I somehow managed to install libsdl 1.2-dev for Ubuntu. As far as I remember, I did it using Synaptic Package Manager. Now, I want to…
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Where is my boost lib file?

I am using boost. I installed it using sudo apt-get install. Now I am unable to find my boost lib file on my filesystem. I want to include the path of the lib in my Qt project. grepping is taking too long :( I found the includes in…
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