Your Question: Where Are Shared Libraries in Ubuntu?
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Where is shared library Ubuntu?

Shared libraries are compiled code which is intended to be shared among several different programs. They are distributed as . so files in /usr/lib/. A library exports symbols which are the compiled versions of functions, classes and variables.

How do I find shared libraries in Linux?

In Linux, shared libraries are normally stored in /lib* or /usr/lib*. Different Linuxdistributions or different distribution versions might package different versions of libraries, making a program compiled for a particular distribution or version might not properly run on another.

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