Cannot open shared object file libxext.so.6

It could also happen:. In catalina. LinkageError: libXpm. Accepted Answer. Cancel Copy to Clipboard. This error is due to the PolySpace installer not finding xorg-xlibs packages. PolySpace installer or Polyspace report generation require some libraries like libXt. To resolve this issue, we need to check if all the necessary packages are installed in the system Bits X11 libraries.

The following Bits packages are required:. The easiest method to see the installed packages would be to use graphical package managers. Different distributions use different package managers. You can also use command-line commands to list out the installed packages. In a Debian based Linux distribution, you can use the command. Similarly, in a Redhat distribution, you can use the command.

Install any missing packages and then launch the PolySpace installer again to install PolySpace or relaunch your verification asking for a report generation. Active Oldest Votes. I have installed in a 64 bit system also i Improve this answer. David Foerster This worked for me where the other answers would not. For sure this is correct answer if you're running i version of JRE or any other software which depends on this set of libs. You always must match architecture between runtime and shared libs.

I had to launch 'sudo dpkg --add-architecture i' command then 'sudo apt-get update' before to be able to install i versions of libraries — quent. JdeHaan JdeHaan 1 1 silver badge 14 14 bronze badges.

What part? The apt-file or apt install? So, is the file actually there? Could very well be a version conflict in bit vs. Please check out this question on stackoverflow: stackoverflow. For me only sudo apt-get install libxrender1:i libxtst6:i libxi6:i worked fine — user Add a comment.

Active Oldest Votes. In my case I needed to install additional libs. Grim 4, 9 9 gold badges 51 51 silver badges bronze badges. Perfect answer. First of all you can try to use the following command: yum search libXext Following this search you will find that you need to install the following library: libXext.

After this you can run: sudo yum install libXext. For Arch I used pkgfile which I installed with pacman and then ran: pkgfile --update pkgfile libXtst. I installed with pacman and so far so good. The Overflow Blog. Podcast Making Agile work for data science. Stack Gives Back