How Do I Run a Shared Library in Ubuntu?

How do I open a shared library in Ubuntu?

8.1. An Example

1. $ bzr branch ubuntu:trusty/libnova $ sudo apt-get install libnova-dev. To find the SONAME of the library run:
2. $ readelf -a /usr/lib/libnova-0.12.so.2 | grep SONAME. The SONAME is libnova-0.12. …
3. usr/lib/libnova-0.12.so.2 usr/lib/libnova-0.12.so.2.0.0.

How do I run a shared library in Linux?

1. Step 1: Compiling with Position Independent Code. We need to compile our library source code into position-independent code (PIC): 1 $ gcc -c -Wall -Werror -fpic foo.c.
2. Step 2: Creating a shared library from an object file. …
3. Step 3: Linking with a shared library. …
4. Step 4: Making the library available at runtime.