Unable to load library 'vlc': libvlc.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

jon male

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Oct 15, 2011, 8:33:27 AM10/15/11

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Hi and thankyou in advance

Have installed Ubuntu 11.10

Downloaded Java 7 & VLC (with extras) in Ubuntu software center

Downloaded Gmote Ver 2

Followed Instructions here:-
http://linuxpoison.blogspot.com/2010/12/remote-control-your-ubuntu-linux-using.html

tar -zxvf GmoteServerLinux2.0.0.tar.gz
cd GmoteServerLinux2.0.0/

I have a GmoteServerLinux2.0.0 Dir in downloads!?

./GmoteServer.sh

brings up error(s)

WARNING: Gmote Version: 2.0.0
15-Oct-2011 13:16:09 org.gmote.server.GmoteServerUi sharedMain
WARNING: OperatingSystem: Linux
15-Oct-2011 13:16:10
org.gmote.server.settings.SupportedFiletypeSettings <init>
INFO: Initializing supported file types settings.
15-Oct-2011 13:16:10
org.gmote.server.settings.SupportedFiletypeSettings <init>
INFO: Done initializing supported file types settings.
15-Oct-2011 13:16:10 org.gmote.server.media.MediaPlayerManager
createNewMediaPlayerInstance
INFO: Creating media player with name:
org.gmote.server.media.vlc.VlcMediaPlayer
15-Oct-2011 13:16:10 org.gmote.server.MulticastServerThread run
INFO: Listening for udp packets on 9901
15-Oct-2011 13:16:10 org.gmote.server.GmoteServerUi sharedMain
SEVERE: Unable to load library 'vlc': libvlc.so: cannot open shared
object file: No such file or directory
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Unable to load library 'vlc':
libvlc.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
at com.sun.jna.NativeLibrary.loadLibrary(NativeLibrary.java:127)
at com.sun.jna.NativeLibrary.getInstance(NativeLibrary.java:170)
at com.sun.jna.Library$Handler.<init>(Library.java:123)
at com.sun.jna.Native.loadLibrary(Native.java:260)
at com.sun.jna.Native.loadLibrary(Native.java:246)
at org.videolan.jvlc.internal.LibVlc.<clinit>(LibVlc.java:41)
at org.videolan.jvlc.JVLC.<init>(JVLC.java:45)
at
org.gmote.server.media.vlc.VlcMediaPlayer.initialise(VlcMediaPlayer.java:
70)
at
org.gmote.server.media.MediaPlayerManager.createNewMediaPlayerInstance(MediaPlayerManager.java:
102)
at
org.gmote.server.media.MediaPlayerManager.getMediaPlayerInstance(MediaPlayerManager.java:
91)
at
org.gmote.server.media.MediaPlayerManager.getMediaPlayer(MediaPlayerManager.java:
58)
at
org.gmote.server.media.MediaPlayerManager.initialize(MediaPlayerManager.java:
47)
at org.gmote.server.GmoteServer.startServer(GmoteServer.java:94)
at org.gmote.server.GmoteServerUi.sharedMain(GmoteServerUi.java:334)
at org.gmote.server.GmoteServerUiLinux.main(GmoteServerUiLinux.java:
36)
15-Oct-2011 13:22:20 org.gmote.server.GmoteServerUi$1 actionPerformed
INFO: Exiting...

Any help appreciated (I am a noobie with Linux soz)

(#J)

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Oct 18, 2011, 3:41:56 AM10/18/11

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I have the same problem. I found that I have a library called
libvlc.so5 so I created a symbolic link calling libvlc.so5 ->
libvlc.so. It makes that the error disappeared but It really doesn't
work (I can't use vlc in gmote), although because the error
disappeared I can use touchpad and keyborad and listen to music in my
phone.

Please anybody knows a real solution?

On 15 oct, 14:33, jon male <vanti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi and thankyou in advance
>
> Have installed Ubuntu 11.10
>
> Downloaded Java 7 & VLC (with extras) in Ubuntu software center
>
> Downloaded Gmote Ver 2
>

> Followed Instructions here:-http://linuxpoison.blogspot.com/2010/12/remote-control-your-ubuntu-li...