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brew upgrade broke Vim on OS X (dyld: Library not loaded)

I've not run brew update && brew upgrade for a long time. I just did a massive upgrade which turned out to broke my Vim. This is what I got after running vim: dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/...
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How to see the currently loaded shared objects in Linux?

I have two, related questions: How can I see if a shared library is currently loaded? (i.e. system-wide, process agnostic) How can I see all shared libraries loaded by a process?
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How do you specify the location of libraries to a binary? (linux)

For this question I'll be using a specific example, but really this generalizes to pretty much any binary on linux that can't seem to find its' dependent libraries. So, I have a program that won't run ...
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Installing a library locally in home directory, but program doesn't recognize it

I am installing a program on a server as a non-root user. Specifically it is tmux 1.5, but this should apply broadly to all locally installed program in my opinion (I mention the program name in case ...
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How can I get iTunes to group by album, ignoring artist?

I'm a new iPod user, and having tried and failed with some of the third-party uploaders, I think I'm stuck with iTunes. However, I find the user interface intensely frustrating. For compilation ...
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Cygwin library load error

I built spatialite library then gdal library with spatialite support. Also built mapserver which depends on gdal with success. There was no problem with linking. When I try to execute a gdal utility ...
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Why do I get "command not found" when the binary file exists?

Here's my problem. I have just compiled a linux build of tests in my VirtualBox VM. When I run it, I get: bash: ./tests: No such file or directory I did some research, and found it could permissions,...
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How to rename a default folder in the Windows user library

In Windows 10, there are several folders in the user library (Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos): How can I rename them?
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Can I get rid of the Windows 7 libraries folder dropdowns?

The default libraries in Windows 7 work such that all subfolders of locations you include appear side by side. I really like that cruft-free look and I don't need any of the information about which ...
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Move some iTunes library items to different drive?

My internal hard drive is somewhat small, and I only regularly listen to a fraction of my iTunes library anyway, so I'd like to keep large portions on it on an external drive for archival purposes. ...
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What do the number suffixes in Linux dynamic libraries mean?

Here's an example: ~$ ls /lib/*.so* | head -n 10 /lib/ld-2.13.so /lib/ld-Linux.so.2 /lib/libacl.so /lib/libacl.so.1 /lib/libacl.so.1.1.0 /lib/libanl-2.13.so /lib/libanl.so.1 /lib/libattr.so /lib/...
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How to read Windows hibernation file (hiberfil.sys) to extract data?

I need to find out what data is stored in the hibernation file by parsing it. However, till now, I have only managed to do so manually by opening it in a Hex editor and then searching for strings in ...
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Installing libraries and header files under Ubuntu Linux for C/C++ development

I have to admit that I feel completely lost each time I have to fulfill the dependencies of some C or C++ code. Currently, I'm on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), but I remember the same feeling of ...
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Windows 7 "Libraries" - How do you back them up?

I recently upgraded to Windows 7 which seems to want us to organize our files into "libraries" which are independent from the physical folder where the files are stored. My data is stored on a ...
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Where to put libraries and headers on windows (coming from unix?)

When a unix/linux program requires "stuff", I usually put (or dpkg puts for me) libraries and headers in /usr/lib and /usr/include, respectively. I recently downloaded a library that I wish to use on ...
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Can I browse windows 7 libraries from the command prompt?

If I am at a Windows 7 command prompt is there any way that I can navigate to one of my libraries? e.g. something like cd libraries:\code
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libreadline.so.5: No such file or directory

I just tried running a program installed through a .deb package and get this error: error while loading shared libraries: libreadline.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory ...
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Is it possible to check an MP3 for data corruption?

I was listening to some older mp3s today and I released that some of my songs have pops and cracks in them. I assume this means that the file has some bad blocks. Is there software/script/etc that I ...
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FUSE fs without root privileges (e.g. a LD_PRELOAD gateway or a proot plugin)

On a system where I don't have root access and FUSE isn't installed (or I don't have sufficient privileges to create new mounts), how can I start a fuse filesytem (like sshfs or some FUSE-based ...
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Linux binary executable properties: ldd alternative?

The Linux ldd command can show the dynamic libraries used by an executable. It's a bash script. But it seems to be fragile, and does not work on some binaries. Is there an alternative tool? In my ...
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How to open command window from documents library?

Normally in Windows Explorer, I can open a command window by shift right-clicking in the folder. I love this feature. However sometimes this item is missing from the context menu. This is really ...
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Index a low-cost NAS on Windows 7

Has anyone found a way to index the files stored on a Networked Attached Storage on Windows 7 so that the files can be available in Windows Search and Libraries? I am referring to the cheap and ...
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How to synchronize iPhoto libraries between several Macs?

Is there any "easy" way of synchronizing my iPhoto library between, say, my iMac and my MacBook ? My basic strategy is "modify only on the iMac, make a blind copy to the MacBook" but it's not really ...
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How to build a self-sufficient gcc/glibc/binutils set in a non-standard path?

Suppose a set of custom-built gcc/glibc/binutils are in $prefix (e.g. /home/user/path) I want: gcc to look for libraries in $prefix/lib64 instead of /lib64 gcc to look for headers in $prefix/include ...
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How to discover and list static libraries used by a software in Linux?

Background: We have a third-party vendor software for our Linux distribution that we are currently testing on lubuntu. We have the installation files and an install.sh shell script that installs the ...
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Why is the physical size of a .dylib file smaller than it's logical size?

There is a behavior I cannot explain in OSX Lion (might be on other versions too). When I copy or duplicate some applications, for example iTunes, that contain some dynamic libraries, the physical ...
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What is the preferred way to set the path for library directories?

I installed a binary and its dependencies to a non-standard location. When I run the binary, I need to specify the library locations of all its dependencies. I know one way of doing this is to do: ...
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Windows portable shortcuts to Library subfolders

Is there a way in Windows 7 to create a shortcut to: Libraries\Music\some_file.mp3 instead of: D:\Users\Myself\My Music\some_file.mp3 This way when I move my special libraries, or reinstall using ...
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How can I configure Windows Media Player to manage my music library?

I'm currently using Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 7 Ultimate. I was using iTunes, but since I got my Android phone, I got rid of my iPod and uninstalled iTunes. I'm trying to do things like keep ...
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How to remove icons from the Games folder in Windows 7?

I am one of these OCD nut jobs that likes to have all their game icons perfect in their "Games" folder in Windows 7. However when I installed Far Cry 2 it made a "Default application" icon in the ...
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Why is one specific file not showing up in my document library?

In my "Documents" library on Windows 7, one file is not showing up in Windows Explorer. When I look in C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\blah\blah all 24 files appear. But when I look in Libraries > ...
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Environment Variables for Windows' Built-in Libraries?

Does Windows 7 define environment variables for pre-existing Libraries? I am curious because I often use these when typing a path in Open/Save dialogs or from the Run prompt. For example, to get to ...
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Linux Version of Windows 7 Libraries

Libraries are one of the features I like about Windows 7 (admittedly, I haven't delved to deeply yet). Anyone using a similar concept on a Linux system? I figure UnionFS could work, but I've not ...
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How to delete old songs in iTunes that are not linked to actual file on my disk?

Some sub-folders from my iTunes music folder have been deleted from my hard drive, but are still present into my iTunes library (with a "!" sign next to it, showing me that there is a problem with ...
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How can I import MP3 tracks/folders into Windows Media Player?

How can I import MP3 tracks/folders into Windows Media Player so that they appear in anything other than the 'Other' folder?
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Matlab libraries in Ubuntu

I just installed matlab on my computer, seemingly successfully, but I've been trying to run a program, and I'm getting the following error: >> reproduceResults Warning: Directory already exists....
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How to check the version of the dynamic linker?

If I run a binary compiled on a newer Linux distro on an older Linux distro, I may get an error like this: error while loading shared libraries: requires glibc 2.5 or later dynamic linker How ...
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In Windows 7, how do I make the "start" menu Documents/Pictures/Music/Videos go to my Documents/Pictures/Music/Videos directory?

Right now, if I click on Documents, I go to Libraries > Documents. I want to go to [Logged In User] > My Documents. Is there a way to configure this behavior?
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How can I redirect my iTunes library to an external hard drive?

Right now, I have all my music on my internal hard drive, but it is running out of space. So, I bought an external hard drive, copied all my music over and went into the advanced preferences in ...
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How to find out which distribution package provides a given library

I am looking for a way to find for a given LDFLAG, like -lcryptopp, the distribution package that provides me with that that library, like libcrypto++-dev on Debian/Ubuntu. So far, I have looked up ...
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Why doesn't Windows Media Player 12 remember non-default folders added to libraries

In Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 7 files folders that I add to the Music and Videos libraries, other that the built-in C:\Users\Username\Music and C:\Users\Username\Videos folders, disappear from ...
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Video Player/Library for Ubuntu with ratings and thumbs [closed]

I've just made the switch to Ubuntu on my main PC and I've been looking for a media player that can: Play all the usual video formats Rate (and ideally, tag) each file Display thumbnails for each ...
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Installing ctypes in Python 3.7

I'm currently using Python 3.7 and Pycharm for my work. Recently I got a code that is done at Python2.7 and it includes a library named 'ctypes.' First I tried to download it through pip by Ctrl+Alt+...
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How to see only specific folders of the media library in the Foobar2000 library viewer?

I want to start using the media library feature of foobar2000 v1.0 and added one music folder, which contains a couple of subfolders with music of different albums. I restricted the filetypes to *.mp3;...
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Consolidate libraries in Windows Media Center (Windows 7)

I have several hard drives, internal and external, which contain divx and dvd rips that I wish to access from WMC (Windows Media Center). I've added directories from these drives to the libraries ...
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How to run software that depends on a legacy library, the Debian way?

i want to keep using Opera v12.16, the last Version before their switch to Chrome-based Opera. This has a dependency chain: opera v12.16.1860 gstreamer0.10-plugins-good v0.10.31-3+nmu4+deb8u2 ...
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Software to use a spare monitor as a personal dashboard with custom data feeds? [closed]

I'm looking for anything that would allow me to use my third monitor for some neat data visualization. Ideally this would be running full screen, with focus on really nice aesthetics. I'm planning to ...
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iTunes - One track in several albums

I'm using Windows 7 to do this. I have quite an extensive library of music and now I have quite a lot of duplicate tracks but in different albums. Obviously I don't really want duplicate files but I'd ...
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Relocate a library folder

Out of the (Win7) box, the Public Pictures library points to C:\Users\Public\Pictures. I would like to reset that so it resolves to a secondary harddrive.
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Is there MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2010?

Is there MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2010? What is the lastest version of MSDN Library?
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