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Group of pre-compiled functions which a computer program may call

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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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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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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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Is my CentOS library multiarch? And what does that mean?

On CentOS release 6.4, I am trying to run a binary. However, it gives the following complaint: (...) requires "/lib/libuuid.so.1" to function. From a quick search, I can see that the only similar ...
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How do I conveniently search through Libraries in Windows 8?

In Windows 7, I took the habit of putting most of my frequently accessed disk areas as Libraries - there were about a dozen. Typing a word in the Start menu would then give me a summary of matches by ...
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How can I change the order of libraries in Windows 7?

I have documents, music, pictures and videos by default and added 'dropbox'. They are sorted in alphabetical order. How can I change this order?
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Permissions in OS X for iTunes library with multiple users

I currently have a lot of music on an external drive and my iTunes set up from there. However, periodically, when the external drive isn't connected, iTunes will default back to the library location ...
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nautilus not starting ubuntu 18.04

Since a few weeks when I try to start nautilus in Ubuntu 18.04 I get the following message : nautilus: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/tracker-2.0/libtracker-data.so.0: undefined ...
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FFmpeg: Symbol not found: _clock_gettime

I distributed the FFmpeg file built on Mac High Sierra. When I tried to run it on OS X El Capitan, I got this error: dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _clock_gettime Referenced ...
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Missing OpenGL symbol _CGLGetCurrentContext, referenced from CoreVideo

A program I'm trying to run fails with the following error: dyld: Symbol not found: _CGLGetCurrentContext Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreVideo.framework/Versions/A/CoreVideo ...
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LD_LIBRARY and ldd: cannot open shared object file although it exists

When I try to enable postgis in a postgresql database, it says me: ERROR: could not load library "/home/nadai/compiled/postgres/lib/postgis-2.2.so": libproj.so.10: cannot open shared object file: No ...
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Command /usr/sbin/chown failed with exit code 1 Error when archiving

I'm trying to archive a project to submit it to the iOS App Store, but keep getting this problem. I have already set yes to the skip install option, re-installed Xcode, rebooted and re-copied my ...
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Unable to install synergy on red hat 5.4

I'm trying to install Synergy on Red Hat Linux 5.4 but I'm getting the below errors: rpm -ivh synergy-1.3.8-Linux-x86_64.rpm error: Failed dependencies: libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.11)(64bit) is ...
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Overriding Linux libraries for historical binary-only tools

I have a 64 bit Ubuntu Linux box. Recently I was given an old compiled binary that used to run on an old, retired server, which I THINK was a 2007-era Redhat distribution. As you might expect, the ...
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How to install ac-R mode in emacs?

I have recently added the file ac-R.el to /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp, along with (require 'ac-R) to ~/.emacs Now, when I open emacs with --debug-init, I get the error Debugger entered--...
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Win 10 Libraries option "Arrange by" won't display pictures from previous years?

It's simple as the title. On Windows 10, when I go to "Libraries", then to "Pictures" I can see folders that I included in a Library. When I open the folder, all the pictures are ...
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Why do I have to download some python libraries before pip installing them?

It is possible to install most python libraries like numpy, sklearn, pandas by "pip-installing" them, i.e. pip install numpy However, other libraries like tensorflow, keras and opencv I ...
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Pinta Program errror - troubleshooting linux programs

I'm having an issue with the Pinta program, and i'd really like to use it. It's having an error, and truthfully by just looking at the "error log" im not able to figure out where to look. Perhaps, you ...
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./PacketTracer7 error: libcrypto.so.1.0.0

I'm currently trying to install Packet Tracer on Kali Linux (as root). Upon running ./PacketTracer7 in /opt/pt/bin, I got the following error: ./PacketTracer7: error while loading shared libraries: ...
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How to install bzlib.h package without root privilege / yum command to install a software in home directory on remote server

I am trying to install a package that includes "bzlib.h" so that I am able to install the "AmberTools14"/"Amber14" software in my home directory on a remote server, but since I don't have root access, ...
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Right way to configure DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH for psycopg2 on Mac OS X (plus some other weirdness)

I installed Postgres, then psycopg2 on my Mac so that I can access Postgres from Python. The import statement is not working, because psycopg2 is not able to find the right versions (I believe) of ...
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Can't run Arcade on machines that have Anaconda installed

I'm a TA in a Programming course. This week's challenge was to build a basic chess game. The teacher made a game.py library that would help them. The problem is, when using the LostGame class, which ...
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Installing Quantum Espresso - trouble with make

I'm trying to install QuantumEspresso (QE) on my computer, I need it for my thesis. The professor asked me to install it enabling parallel computing using OpenMPI, compiled with Intel ifort compiler. ...
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What causes ld to not find the library here?

I have got the mpc library (and others, but this is the example) installed in a custom directory: user@host /my/software/prefix $ l usr/lib | grep mpc lrwxrwxrwx 1 user group 15 Mar 5 21:08 ...
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QT Creator: no valid kits found

Would you be so kind to help me in trying to add a valid kit to QT Creator? These are the screenshots of kits available options. Fedora 22 KDE Spin
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Why is 64 bit OS version packaged with both 32 and 64 bit libraries?

I installed SuSE 64 bit version, and i saw it has libraries (Samba), installed with both 32 and 64 bit versions. We used to upgrade only the 64 bit version of libraries of Samba in our software ...
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How to install "elastix: a toolbox for rigid and nonrigid registration of images" in Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)

I have downloaded Mac OS X 64 bit binaries for Elastix and tried to run ./elastix in Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite): $ cd elastix_macosx64_v4.7 $ tree . ├── CopyrightElastix.txt ├── bin │   ├── elastix │  ...
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Python 2.x and Python 3.x with Beautiful Soup Package on Mac OSX 10.9.5

I am fairly new to Python and have run into some problems installing Beautiful Soup. I am running Mac OSX 10.9.5. I installed and used Python 3.4 during a summer and installed Beautiful Soup 4 for a ...
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How does one install this mcrypt package?

I'm using MAC os x Mavericks, so after dlownload mcrypt-2.6.8, I decided to to configure ( per the recommendation of a dozen blogs ) like so : MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.9 CFLAGS='-O3 -fno-common -...
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Update libs in Ubuntu 10.04

I have issue. I installed Ubuntu 10.04 on my machine (I don't want any Unity like, or another dist, because I like Gnome2). I tried to install Google Chrome, like this: bboy@bboy-laptop:~/Downloads$...
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Ubuntu, updated boost from 1.46 to 1.52, linker asks for 1.46

I was having some trouble compiling with a piece of software using boost (wt, http://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt). I knew (from testing with another machine) that updating from 1.46 would solve my problem. I ...
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Libpdf_php complaining about non thread safe binaries

I installed libpdf_php on MAMP v2.0 and after restarting Apache I get following error: [11-Jan-2013 11:48:21 UTC] PHP Warning: PHP Startup: pdf: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with ...
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Adding Virtual Library and/or Virtual Folder to latest Photo Gallery on Windows 7

How to make nested Library in windows 7? and Is it possible to have nested libraries in Windows 7? were both wanting to have Nested Libraries. Clearly this is not possible, but it is possible to ...
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How to provide an alternate library path for one application only?

After installing the infinality font configs and recompiling freetype with some patches wine won't recognize freetype anymore. I've tried statically linking only freetype by modifying a slackbuild ...
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compile ffmpeg to enable libmp3lame

I am using the following command in MinGW in windows to build my ffmpeg, I have already downloaded libmp3lame from here sourceforge.net compiled the build and compile and install the libmp3lame, now ...
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iTunes can't find library file on NFS server

I've set up an NFS server to maintain a central iTunes media folder for all users on our home network. In addition, we are storing each user's library file on the NFS, and pointing the iTunes client ...
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Saving compilation options

Suppose a library have been configured and compiled into /opt/name/ by root. Is there a way for me to see the options passed to ./configure when the program was first compiled and installed (short of ...
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Force firefox to use different library

I'm trying to upgrade to Firefox 5 on RHEL5, and am getting the following error: ./firefox-bin: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.9' not found (required by /home/isdtc/tdiakiw/bin/...
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Access Terminal from OSX 10.4 install disk to replace corrupted libSystem.dylib

Ive corrupted the libsystem.b.dylib on my PPC mac running 10.4 and i have the install disk. i know its corrupt because i was the one who corrupted it (long story stinging from GCC errors...) anyway i ...
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How should I fix my music library (Windows 7) which does everything but open when attempted?

As I mentioned in the question above, it doesn't open. However, I can normally go to its properties to include/exclude folders. It's still functional, I believe. I just can't get INSIDE it. All the ...
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How can I specify the path to libpcap when configuring/making/installing?

I'm running Ubuntu 10.04.1 and am trying to get packet capturing working for my Bluetooth dongle using hcidump. From what I've read, libpcap must be compiled to enable Bluetooth sniffing and given ...
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iTunes not recognizing music from NAS

At the current moment I have a SONOS system running through my house. The SONOS takes music directly from a NAS. I want to be able to get iTunes to be able to play music from the NAS without copying ...
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Multiple versions of a lib on Linux

So i often have the problem that i work on applications that need different versions of the same library. I can usually not have two versions of the same library installed but i can link to specific ...
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OSX App, cannot find the library when runnig

I created an OSX app with graphical interface, MyNiceApp.app. This app uses wxWidgets library, so it needs the file libwx_osx_cocoau_xrc-3.1.dylib . When I run it on my Mac, everything is ok. However, ...
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How do I install libraries if I don't have the config file

How do I install the libraries if I don't have the config file, and in addition to not having the configure file, they come with an extension. I have followed the instructions, I have placed the ...
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How to decrease VTIME value with termios api in Linux kernel

Related post closed with an open question. Why Windows is better than Linux for raw UART processing ? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76979323/how-to-reduce-tty-vtime-for-non-canonical-uart-on-...
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Why are some DLL not present in KnownDLLs not loaded from current application directory

From what I know, DLL are loaded in this order (simplified) : Is present in memory ? KnownDLLs Curent Application Dir System32 directory Etc (not in the question scope) Step to reproduce the ...
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Can I install PHP libraries with Composer and is it a best practice?

A few years back I used to install PHP libraries on my Debian system this way: apt install php-mbstring php-gettext php-cli php-mysql Can I install these and other PHP libraries with Composer and is ...
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Building emacs 29 on openSUSE: `configure` cannot find json library despite it being installed

Im currently trying to build emacs 29.0.90 from source. I've installed every version and permutation of json-devel, json-c, libjsoncpp, etc on the repositories, and even built, tested, and installed ...
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Load a single library from a specific location by default

Recently I had an issue with any software that was complied to use openssl3. (For instance, with FreeRDP.) The issue was caused by Dell Command | Configure which was packaged for Ubuntu 18.04 but I ...
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