It seems the proper way to "add to LD_LIBRARY_PATH" is not by using that env anymore, but by using ldconfig and /etc/ld.so.conf.d/*.conf files.
1. Add the ld.so configuration file : echo "/opt/qt-mobility-src-1.0.0-tp2/install/lib" | sudo tee /etc/ld.so.conf.d/qt-mobility.conf 2. Update the cache sudo ldconfig -v Now the libraries are in your ld library path. No messing with /etc/environment. And if you later decide to "uninstall" the libraries, just remove the conf file and run sudo ldconfig again. Cleaner solution for me. I just wonder if this is also portable to other distros beside Ubuntu? (since LD_LIBRARY_PATH supposedly works on all Linux distros) See http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing- Lists/Ubuntu/2008-02/msg02742.html for rationale. "AFAIK LD_LIBRARY_PATH is unset in ubuntu, since the libraries are all where they should be:)" -- LD_LIBRARY_PATH not loading from .profile nor /etc/environment https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/366728 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
