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berni51

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ExeGNULinux with libdb5-3 issue

Only to have a first to look to the Trinity desktop, I installed EXEGNULinux on a separate ssd in my daily driver, an older Asus Board with A12 processor and 32GB of RAM. Installation was successful and the system starts and all the pre-installed trinity apps are running fine.

For me some apps were missing and so I installed claws-mail, mpv and cuyo (my favourite game currently). But none of these applications could be started:

mpv: error while loading shared libraries: libdb-5.3.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

libdb5.3t64 is installed, but thats probably not, what mpv and others want.

Any hint for me?

Regards
Berni

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dzz

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Re: ExeGNULinux with libdb5-3 issue

libdb5.3t64 is installed, but thats probably not, what mpv and others want.

Looks like it is: https://packages.debian.org/trixie/amd6 … 4/filelist:

File list of package libdb5.3t64 in trixie of architecture amd64

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdb-5.3.so
/usr/share/doc/libdb5.3t64/build_signature_amd64.txt
/usr/share/doc/libdb5.3t64/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/libdb5.3t64/copyright
/usr/share/lintian/overrides/libdb5.3t64 of package libdb5.3t64 in trixie of architecture amd64

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdb-5.3.so
/usr/share/doc/libdb5.3t64/build_signature_amd64.txt
/usr/share/doc/libdb5.3t64/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/libdb5.3t64/copyright
/usr/share/lintian/overrides/libdb5.3t64

In the meantime, thanks for trying ExeGNU and pointing out that error. I won't have time to investigate more till much later or tomorrow.

Also, what version did you install?

berni51

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Re: ExeGNULinux with libdb5-3 issue

It's the latest version: excalibur / deb13.2

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berni51

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Re: ExeGNULinux with libdb5-3 issue

Thanks to your hint I could solve my problem quick & dirty by using this deb file: libdb5.3t64_5.3.28+dfsg2-11_amd64.deb

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dzz

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Re: ExeGNULinux with libdb5-3 issue

Looking here from a  live session (qemu, usb booted) of exegnu64_excalibur-20251119.iso .. This is the only published ExeGNU Excalibur.

user@exegnu:~$ dpkg -l|grep libdb5.3t64
ii  libdb5.3t64:amd64                    5.3.28+dfsg2-9                               amd64        Berkeley v5.3 Database Libraries [runtime]
user@exegnu:~$ ls /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu|grep libdb
libdb-5.3.so
libdbus-1.so.3
libdbus-1.so.3.38.3

Shows that libdb5.3t64 is installed and the suspect file is actually present. Also:

user@exegnu:~$ dpkg -l|grep mpv
ii  mpv                                  0.40.0-3+deb13u1                             amd64        video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2

Shows mpv to be already installed.

So far I can't reproduce this error and mpv (here) works as expected.

The correct md5sum of exegnu64_excalibur-20251119.iso is: 3c606f377ac22b56ea4981ebeb54c25b

Does this match the ISO you used to install?

berni51

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Re: ExeGNULinux with libdb5-3 issue

Yes, I used the same image (exegnu64_excalibur-20251119) and the md5sum matches exactly.

After installation the libdb5.3 was indicated as "installed", but /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdb-5.3.so was not an object file but an empty softlink instead. Additionally there was a libdb-5.3.a file. Now, after installing the newer deb everything looks good.

Meanwhile I believe that during installation some bits may be broken.

I will test a fresh installation on another machine with the same image later today.

Regards
Berni

PS: The problem off course had nothing to do witch mpv. claws-mail, cuyo e.g. also failed.

Last edited by berni51 (Yesterday 09:07:14)

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dzz

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Re: ExeGNULinux with libdb5-3 issue

I just did a new test install of exegnu64_excalibur-20251119.iso on real hardware (hp tower with UEFI) and booted it. All seems well.

The commands I posted earlier from the qemu live usb session returned exactly the same in the new install. A video clip opened in mpv plays without error.

apt update && apt install claws-mail

gives me claws-mail in the menu which opens as expected.

So I'm in the dark what happened to you but still curious to know why..

EDIT: also, cuyo installs and opens here (although I don't understand how to use it), mpv still working after.

Last edited by dzz (Yesterday 15:29:07)