You Asked: How Does Linux Find Shared Libraries?

In Linux, /lib/ld-linux. so. x searches and loads all shared libraries used by a program. A program can call a library using its library name or filename, and a library path stores directories where libraries can be found in the filesystem.

How does shared library work in Linux?

Shared Libraries are the libraries that can be linked to any program at run-time. They provide a means to use code that can be loaded anywhere in the memory. Once loaded, the shared library code can be used by any number of programs.

Where does Linux look for .so files?

These files are normally stored in /lib/ or /usr/lib/.