Fix Linux Locate Library Not Found Error

1 year ago
Noah Thompson
1 minute

If the locate command cannot find the library file, it may be due to an incorrect or outdated library file index. You can try the following methods to solve the issue:

  1. find
  2. find
sudo updatedb

It will take some time to rebuild the database index before trying to use the locate command to find library files again.

  1. find
  2. find
cat /etc/updatedb.conf

Make sure that there are no excluded paths for library files in the PRUNEPATHS variable. If there are, please delete or comment them out, and repeat step 1.

  1. find
  2. locate
sudo find / -name "libexample.so"

Replace with the directory you believe the library files may be located.

We hope these methods can help solve your issue. If the problem persists, please provide more detailed information so we can assist you better.

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