Re: Q: package xv-3.10a-2.deb from "stable"-tree

[joost@rulcmc.leidenuniv.nl (joost witteveen)]

> 
> Hello all,
> 
> after downloading and installing this version of xv, I get the error message
> >	xv: can't load library 'libX11.so.6'
> 
> The library resides in /usr/lib, and an 'ldconfig -p' gives
> >  	27 - DLL libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6.0 
> 
> The executable is an ELF binary:
> >	/usr/X11R6/bin/xv: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1
> 
> ELF support is enabled ('lsmod':)
> >	Module:        #pages:  Used by:
> >	binfmt_elf         3    0
> >	nfs               11    1 (autoclean)
> 
> Kernel version is 1.3.71 with kerneld installed (okok, it's not from 
> the stable tree :) 
> 
> I wonder whether I missed the appropriate library package? Or is it a bug 
> in the xv-package?

It most certainly is a bug in the xv package, it should inlucde
"xlib" in it's dependancies.

> 
> WHY can't I execute xv?

Because you haven't installed the "xlib" package.

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