Cannot Open Shared Object no Such File or Directory [Fix]

To fix this manually install the missing packages

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Published onOctober 4, 2024

published onOctober 4, 2024

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The Cannot open shared object no such file or directory usually affects developers that are using Linux or WSL on Windows. This error will prevent you from adding libraries to your project, so it’s important to fix it.

How do I fix Cannot open shared object no such file or directory error?

1. Install the missing library

A few users reported usingsudo apt install –reinstallfor libraries that are already installed, so try that as well.

If you’re getting this error while installing Qt, run the following command to install its dependencies:

sudo apt-get -y install build-essential openssl libssl-dev libssl1.0 libgl1-mesa-dev libqt5x11extras5 ‘^libxcb.*-dev’ libx11-xcb-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libxrender-dev libxi-dev libxkbcommon-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev

2. Run the ldconfig command

This command will update the shared library cache and hopefully fix the problem.

3. Check for missing dependencies using the ldd

Pay close attention as some applications might be using a 32-bit architecture, so you’ll need to install modules that match that architecture.

4. Use the strip command

Keep in mind that this solution works only for libQt5Core.so.5, so be sure to change the library name in Step 1 name according to your error.

5. Manually add the library to the library path

The Cannot open shared object no such file or directory error will give you problems while developing, but luckily, you can fix this by installing the missing packages by following these steps.

This isn’t the only coding error you can encounter, and many reportedPermissionError Errno 13as well asOSError Errno 48.

If you’re a Python user, don’t miss our guide on thePython Runtime errorfor more information.

Cannot Open Shared Object no Such File or Directory [Fix]#

How do I fix Cannot open shared object no such file or directory error?#

1. Install the missing library#

2. Run the ldconfig command#

3. Check for missing dependencies using the ldd#

4. Use the strip command#

5. Manually add the library to the library path#