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ldconfig — Configure symlinks and cache for shared library dependencies. More information: <https://manned.org/

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Problem

How to use the ldconfig command: Configure symlinks and cache for shared library dependencies. More information: <https://manned.org/ldconfig>.

Solution

ldconfig — Configure symlinks and cache for shared library dependencies. More information: <https://manned.org/ldconfig>.

Update symlinks and rebuild the cache (usually run when a new library is installed):

sudo ldconfig

Update the symlinks for a given directory:

sudo ldconfig -n {{path/to/directory}}

Print the libraries in the cache and check whether a given library is present:

ldconfig {{[-p|--print-cache]}} | grep {{library_name}}

Code Snippets

Update symlinks and rebuild the cache (usually run when a new library is installed)

sudo ldconfig

Update the symlinks for a given directory

sudo ldconfig -n {{path/to/directory}}

Print the libraries in the cache and check whether a given library is present

ldconfig {{[-p|--print-cache]}} | grep {{library_name}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/ldconfig

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