This is not limited to Python of course. Many programs which require libsqlite3 will not function until this symlink is created.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to sqlite3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/772029 Title: sqlite3 support for python compilation failed due to a missing symbolic link Status in sqlite3 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: sqlite3 If you install libsqlite3-dev and try to compile yourself a python, the make will failed/crash because of a missing symbolic link ( crash depend on it http://bugs.python.org/issue1706863 ). To solve the bug you can just create a link like this : sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libsqlite3.so.0 /usr/lib/libsqlite3.so But maybe something else is concern by this changment ( before natty sqlite3 was not in i386-linux-gnu ). Best Regards. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: libsqlite3-0 3.7.4-2ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.50-generic 2.6.35.11 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Apr 27 23:14:04 2011 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=fr_FR:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=fr_FR.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: sqlite3 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-11 (16 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/+bug/772029/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp