libXp.so.6 missing for ubuntu 17.04

Question

mc@mc:~$ sudo apt-get install libXp.so.6
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package libXp.so.6
E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'libXp.so.6'
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libXp.so.6'
mc@mc:~$

and there is no package related to libxp6 for ubuntu 17.04

What do you need it for (by the way, the package name won't be in that form - that file would be provided by the package libxp6)? Maybe we can help you find a workaround for your problem — Zanna, Aug 10 '17 at 07:03
i also tried with lixp6 in apt repositry , it says no package with that name. — Sachin Shet, Aug 11 '17 at 03:27
Get a version of the application compiled for your version of ubuntu. — Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen, Dec 26 '20 at 08:47

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 07 '19 at 18:01

I had this issue when trying to run an old app on Ubuntu 18.04. The workaround that I used was to create a symbolic link named libXp.so.6 pointing to file libXpm.so.4.11.0

Search for the package containing the file pattern libXpm

sudo dpkg -S libXpm
libxpm4:amd64: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXpm.so.4
libxpm4:amd64: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXpm.so.4.11.0

Then install the found package - libxpm4 (if not already installed)

sudo apt-get install libxpm4

Create the symbolic link:

cd /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu

ls -l libXp*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root    16 Dec 22  2016 libXpm.so.4 -> libXpm.so.4.11.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 72520 Dec 22  2016 libXpm.so.4.11.0

sudo ln -s libXpm.so.4.11.0 libXp.so.6

ls -l libXp*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root    16 Dec 22  2016 libXpm.so.4 -> libXpm.so.4.11.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 72520 Dec 22  2016 libXpm.so.4.11.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root    16 Nov  7 18:25 libXp.so.6 -> libXpm.so.4.11.0

If it's still worth for anybody...

sudo ln -s libXpm.so.4.11.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXp.so.6 seems to work on Ubuntu 22.04 — rustyx, Apr 23 '23 at 16:28

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 10 '18 at 18:00

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Open the software sources config in a text editor with root permission, for example

sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list

Append this line:

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main

Then run

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libxp6

edited Nov 10 '18 at 18:00

Zanna

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answered Nov 10 '18 at 06:35

Rahal

31

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 28 '23 at 21:14

1

For anyone else here for newer versions of Ubuntu, the answers above did not work for me, but I was able to install it on 22.04 using the author's website:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:zeehio/libxp
sudo apt update
sudo apt install libxp6

answered Jun 28 '23 at 21:14

dax

31

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Dec 26 '20 at 09:15

A working solution for installing libXp.so.6:

First provide multiarch support by

wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/glibc/multiarch-support_2.27-3ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i multiarch-support_2.27-3ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb

Proceed to install libXp.so.6

wget ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libx/libxp/libxp6_1.0.2-2_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libxp6_1.0.2-2_amd64.deb

Cheers.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 05 '17 at 09:39

I haven't found any library that would support this package for Ubuntu 17.04. However there is a temporal solution that works OK for me:

Download libxp6 package from earlier Ubuntu version: https://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/libxp6

Then install it manually using

sudo dpkg -i ./libxp6_1.0.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

It seems the package is compatible (enough) with 17.04.

libXp.so.6 missing for ubuntu 17.04

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