libreadline.so.5: No such file or directory

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I just tried running a program installed through a .deb package and get this error: 

error while loading shared libraries: libreadline.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Does anyone know which library or package libreadline is a part of? If so, how do I install and make sure it is version 5?

Thanks!

Matt Norris

Posted 2009-10-11T19:32:46.440

Reputation: 439

I see the same error when running the command using sudo – Matt Norris – 2009-10-11T19:57:21.540

Answers

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There is a package libreadline5 in lenny: http://packages.debian.org/lenny/libreadline5

kirushik

Posted 2009-10-11T19:32:46.440

Reputation: 185

@kirushik - Thanks! Here is another resource http://www.mathlinks.ro/viewtopic.php?t=272131

– Matt Norris – 2009-10-11T20:18:16.240

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