Firefox: libicui18n.so.58 cannot open shared object file
I just installed a fresh os with manjaro Linux i3-wm edition.
I couldn't find Firefox by default so I installed it via pacman.
Now when I run the Firefox command I get back:
XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /usr/lib/firefox/libxul.so
libicui18n.so.58: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
couldn't load XPCOM.
Any ideas as to what might be causing this problem?
firefox manjaro
edited Mar 10 '17 at 20:11
Wieland
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asked Mar 9 '17 at 20:31
Philip Kirkbride
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I just installed a fresh os with manjaro Linux i3-wm edition.
I couldn't find Firefox by default so I installed it via pacman.
Now when I run the Firefox command I get back:
XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /usr/lib/firefox/libxul.so
libicui18n.so.58: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
couldn't load XPCOM.
Any ideas as to what might be causing this problem?
firefox manjaro
edited Mar 10 '17 at 20:11
Wieland
3,8711627
asked Mar 9 '17 at 20:31
Philip Kirkbride
2,3662781
Have you tried searching your system (using mlocate for example) for libxul.so? I have 2 Firefox derivative installed on my Arch system and each of them has that file installed at a different location than the path you gave.
– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 21:43
I get back: locate: can not stat () '/var/lib/mlocate.db' : No such file or directory
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 9 '17 at 22:05
It sounds like it's installed but has never been updated. Try runningupdatedbfollowed bylocate libxul.so
– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 22:06
From my previous comment,updatedbmust be run as root/sudo butlocatedoes not. Are you using the standard Firefox from the official Arch repositories, installed bysudo pacman -Syu firefoxor from a GUI front end to the official repositories and not something from the AUR?
– airhuff
Mar 10 '17 at 1:10
I ran the command but still same problem. I'm using whatever was default on pacman.
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 10 '17 at 1:11
|
show 1 more comment
I just installed a fresh os with manjaro Linux i3-wm edition.
I couldn't find Firefox by default so I installed it via pacman.
Now when I run the Firefox command I get back:
XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /usr/lib/firefox/libxul.so
libicui18n.so.58: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
couldn't load XPCOM.
Any ideas as to what might be causing this problem?
firefox manjaro
edited Mar 10 '17 at 20:11
Wieland
3,8711627
asked Mar 9 '17 at 20:31
Philip Kirkbride
2,3662781
I just installed a fresh os with manjaro Linux i3-wm edition.
I couldn't find Firefox by default so I installed it via pacman.
Now when I run the Firefox command I get back:
XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /usr/lib/firefox/libxul.so
libicui18n.so.58: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
couldn't load XPCOM.
Any ideas as to what might be causing this problem?
firefox manjaro
firefox manjaro
edited Mar 10 '17 at 20:11
Wieland
3,8711627
asked Mar 9 '17 at 20:31
Philip Kirkbride
2,3662781
edited Mar 10 '17 at 20:11
Wieland
3,8711627
asked Mar 9 '17 at 20:31
Philip Kirkbride
2,3662781
edited Mar 10 '17 at 20:11
Wieland
3,8711627
edited Mar 10 '17 at 20:11
Wieland
3,8711627
edited Mar 10 '17 at 20:11
Wieland
3,8711627
3,8711627
asked Mar 9 '17 at 20:31
Philip Kirkbride
2,3662781
asked Mar 9 '17 at 20:31
Philip Kirkbride
2,3662781
asked Mar 9 '17 at 20:31
Philip Kirkbride
2,3662781
2,3662781
Have you tried searching your system (using mlocate for example) for libxul.so? I have 2 Firefox derivative installed on my Arch system and each of them has that file installed at a different location than the path you gave.
– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 21:43
I get back: locate: can not stat () '/var/lib/mlocate.db' : No such file or directory
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 9 '17 at 22:05
It sounds like it's installed but has never been updated. Try runningupdatedbfollowed bylocate libxul.so
– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 22:06
From my previous comment,updatedbmust be run as root/sudo butlocatedoes not. Are you using the standard Firefox from the official Arch repositories, installed bysudo pacman -Syu firefoxor from a GUI front end to the official repositories and not something from the AUR?
– airhuff
Mar 10 '17 at 1:10
I ran the command but still same problem. I'm using whatever was default on pacman.
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 10 '17 at 1:11
|
show 1 more comment
Have you tried searching your system (using mlocate for example) for libxul.so? I have 2 Firefox derivative installed on my Arch system and each of them has that file installed at a different location than the path you gave.
– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 21:43
I get back: locate: can not stat () '/var/lib/mlocate.db' : No such file or directory
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 9 '17 at 22:05
It sounds like it's installed but has never been updated. Try runningupdatedbfollowed bylocate libxul.so
– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 22:06
From my previous comment,updatedbmust be run as root/sudo butlocatedoes not. Are you using the standard Firefox from the official Arch repositories, installed bysudo pacman -Syu firefoxor from a GUI front end to the official repositories and not something from the AUR?
– airhuff
Mar 10 '17 at 1:10
I ran the command but still same problem. I'm using whatever was default on pacman.
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 10 '17 at 1:11
Have you tried searching your system (using mlocate for example) for libxul.so? I have 2 Firefox derivative installed on my Arch system and each of them has that file installed at a different location than the path you gave.
– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 21:43
Have you tried searching your system (using mlocate for example) for libxul.so? I have 2 Firefox derivative installed on my Arch system and each of them has that file installed at a different location than the path you gave.
– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 21:43
I get back: locate: can not stat () '/var/lib/mlocate.db' : No such file or directory
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 9 '17 at 22:05
I get back: locate: can not stat () '/var/lib/mlocate.db' : No such file or directory
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 9 '17 at 22:05
It sounds like it's installed but has never been updated. Try running
updatedb followed by locate libxul.so– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 22:06
It sounds like it's installed but has never been updated. Try running
updatedb followed by locate libxul.so– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 22:06
From my previous comment,
updatedb must be run as root/sudo but locate does not. Are you using the standard Firefox from the official Arch repositories, installed by sudo pacman -Syu firefox or from a GUI front end to the official repositories and not something from the AUR?– airhuff
Mar 10 '17 at 1:10
From my previous comment,
updatedb must be run as root/sudo but locate does not. Are you using the standard Firefox from the official Arch repositories, installed by sudo pacman -Syu firefox or from a GUI front end to the official repositories and not something from the AUR?– airhuff
Mar 10 '17 at 1:10
I ran the command but still same problem. I'm using whatever was default on pacman.
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 10 '17 at 1:11
I ran the command but still same problem. I'm using whatever was default on pacman.
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 10 '17 at 1:11
|
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Above comments offer no help because they don't know well about Archlinux (yes Manjaro is based on Archlinux).
The cause of this issue is Archlinux's rolling update, while Firefox is still using the old version of icu, this package has been updated in Archlinux's upstream, so Firefox failed to find libicui18n.so.58, which is provided by version 58 of icu.
So in order to fix it, just install the old version from AUR via yaourt or any tool you like. In your case, icu58 is needed.
And next time you come across the same error, first you should find out which package does the library belongs to, then try to install the required version of that package. In this case, pacman -Qo /usr/lib/libicui18n.so should tell you icu own that library, the .58 after .so tells you the required version is 58, then you can go straight to AUR to find that package.
PS: the version number is likely to change over time. I just tested and it tells *.so.59 not found.
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Above comments offer no help because they don't know well about Archlinux (yes Manjaro is based on Archlinux).
The cause of this issue is Archlinux's rolling update, while Firefox is still using the old version of icu, this package has been updated in Archlinux's upstream, so Firefox failed to find libicui18n.so.58, which is provided by version 58 of icu.
So in order to fix it, just install the old version from AUR via yaourt or any tool you like. In your case, icu58 is needed.
And next time you come across the same error, first you should find out which package does the library belongs to, then try to install the required version of that package. In this case, pacman -Qo /usr/lib/libicui18n.so should tell you icu own that library, the .58 after .so tells you the required version is 58, then you can go straight to AUR to find that package.
PS: the version number is likely to change over time. I just tested and it tells *.so.59 not found.
answered Nov 23 '17 at 9:25
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Above comments offer no help because they don't know well about Archlinux (yes Manjaro is based on Archlinux).
The cause of this issue is Archlinux's rolling update, while Firefox is still using the old version of icu, this package has been updated in Archlinux's upstream, so Firefox failed to find libicui18n.so.58, which is provided by version 58 of icu.
So in order to fix it, just install the old version from AUR via yaourt or any tool you like. In your case, icu58 is needed.
And next time you come across the same error, first you should find out which package does the library belongs to, then try to install the required version of that package. In this case, pacman -Qo /usr/lib/libicui18n.so should tell you icu own that library, the .58 after .so tells you the required version is 58, then you can go straight to AUR to find that package.
PS: the version number is likely to change over time. I just tested and it tells *.so.59 not found.
answered Nov 23 '17 at 9:25
Zepp
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Above comments offer no help because they don't know well about Archlinux (yes Manjaro is based on Archlinux).
The cause of this issue is Archlinux's rolling update, while Firefox is still using the old version of icu, this package has been updated in Archlinux's upstream, so Firefox failed to find libicui18n.so.58, which is provided by version 58 of icu.
So in order to fix it, just install the old version from AUR via yaourt or any tool you like. In your case, icu58 is needed.
And next time you come across the same error, first you should find out which package does the library belongs to, then try to install the required version of that package. In this case, pacman -Qo /usr/lib/libicui18n.so should tell you icu own that library, the .58 after .so tells you the required version is 58, then you can go straight to AUR to find that package.
PS: the version number is likely to change over time. I just tested and it tells *.so.59 not found.
answered Nov 23 '17 at 9:25
Zepp
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Above comments offer no help because they don't know well about Archlinux (yes Manjaro is based on Archlinux).
The cause of this issue is Archlinux's rolling update, while Firefox is still using the old version of icu, this package has been updated in Archlinux's upstream, so Firefox failed to find libicui18n.so.58, which is provided by version 58 of icu.
So in order to fix it, just install the old version from AUR via yaourt or any tool you like. In your case, icu58 is needed.
And next time you come across the same error, first you should find out which package does the library belongs to, then try to install the required version of that package. In this case, pacman -Qo /usr/lib/libicui18n.so should tell you icu own that library, the .58 after .so tells you the required version is 58, then you can go straight to AUR to find that package.
PS: the version number is likely to change over time. I just tested and it tells *.so.59 not found.
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Have you tried searching your system (using mlocate for example) for libxul.so? I have 2 Firefox derivative installed on my Arch system and each of them has that file installed at a different location than the path you gave.
– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 21:43
I get back: locate: can not stat () '/var/lib/mlocate.db' : No such file or directory
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 9 '17 at 22:05
It sounds like it's installed but has never been updated. Try running
updatedbfollowed bylocate libxul.so– airhuff
Mar 9 '17 at 22:06
From my previous comment,
updatedbmust be run as root/sudo butlocatedoes not. Are you using the standard Firefox from the official Arch repositories, installed bysudo pacman -Syu firefoxor from a GUI front end to the official repositories and not something from the AUR?– airhuff
Mar 10 '17 at 1:10
I ran the command but still same problem. I'm using whatever was default on pacman.
– Philip Kirkbride
Mar 10 '17 at 1:11