# This file lists libraries that we will assume to be present on the host system and hence # should NOT be bundled inside AppImages. This is a working document; expect it to change # over time. File format: one filename per line. Each entry should have a justification comment. # See the useful tool at https://abi-laboratory.pro/index.php?view=navigator&symbol=hb_buffer_set_cluster_level#result # to investigate issues with missing symbols. ld-linux.so.2 ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 libanl.so.1 libBrokenLocale.so.1 libcidn.so.1 # libcrypt.so.1 # Not part of glibc anymore as of Fedora 30. See https://github.com/slic3r/Slic3r/issues/4798 and https://pagure.io/fedora-docs/release-notes/c/01d74b33564faa42959c035e1eee286940e9170e?branch=f28 libc.so.6 libdl.so.2 libm.so.6 libmvec.so.1 # libnsl.so.1 # Not part of glibc anymore as of Fedora 28. See https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/issues/5224#issuecomment-434930594 libnss_compat.so.2 # libnss_db.so.2 # Not part of neon-useredition-20190321-0530-amd64.iso libnss_dns.so.2 libnss_files.so.2 libnss_hesiod.so.2 libnss_nisplus.so.2 libnss_nis.so.2 libpthread.so.0 libresolv.so.2 librt.so.1 libthread_db.so.1 libutil.so.1 # These files are all part of the GNU C Library which should never be bundled. # List was generated from a fresh build of glibc 2.25. libstdc++.so.6 # Workaround for: # usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.21' not found libGL.so.1 # The above may be missing on Chrome OS, https://www.reddit.com/r/Crostini/comments/d1lp67/ultimaker_cura_no_longer_running_as_an_appimage/ libEGL.so.1 # Part of the video driver (OpenGL); present on any regular # desktop system, may also be provided by proprietary drivers. # Known to cause issues if it's bundled. libGLdispatch.so.0 libGLX.so.0 # reported to be superfluent and conflicting system libraries (graphics driver) # see https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/issues/89 libOpenGL.so.0 # Qt installed via install-qt.sh apparently links to this library # part of OpenGL like libGL/libEGL, so excluding it should not cause any problems # https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/issues/152 libdrm.so.2 # Workaround for: # Antergos Linux release 2015.11 (ISO-Rolling) # /usr/lib/libdrm_amdgpu.so.1: error: symbol lookup error: undefined symbol: drmGetNodeTypeFromFd (fatal) # libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so # libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast # Unrecognized OpenGL version libglapi.so.0 # Part of mesa # known to cause problems with graphics, see https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/issues/4427#issuecomment-381674910 libgbm.so.1 # Part of mesa # https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/issues/390#issuecomment-529036305 libxcb.so.1 # Workaround for: # Fedora 23 # symbol lookup error: /lib64/libxcb-dri3.so.0: undefined symbol: xcb_send_fd # Uncertain if this is required to be bundled for some distributions - if so we need to write a version check script and use LD_PRELOAD to load the system version if it is newer # Fedora 25: # undefined symbol: xcb_send_request_with_fds # https://github.com/AppImage/AppImages/issues/128 libX11.so.6 # Workaround for: # Fedora 23 # symbol lookup error: ./lib/libX11.so.6: undefined symbol: xcb_wait_for_reply64 # Uncertain if this is required to be bundled for some distributions - if so we need to write a version check script and use LD_PRELOAD to load the system version if it is newer libX11-xcb.so.1 # https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/issues/582 # Uncertain if this is required to be bundled for some distributions - if so, please let us know # --- Bundling GLib and its consequences --- # The following libraries need to be privately bundled, otherwise this error can happen: # - /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnutls.so.30: version `GNUTLS_3_6_9' not found (required by /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0) # See https://github.com/probonopd/Emacs.AppImage/issues/16 # - /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_module_open_full # See https://github.com/AppImage/pkg2appimage/pull/500#issuecomment-997183221 # libgio-2.0.so.0 # libglib-2.0.so.0 # libgmodule-2.0.so.0 # libgobject-2.0.so.0 # libgthread-2.0.so.0 # NOTE: Privately bundling libglib-2.0.so.0 and libgobject-2.0.so.0 may break https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Libsecret, # see https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/issues/544 for details # NOTE: Privately bundling libgio-2.0.so.0 can lead to this error on Ubuntu: # symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/liboverlay-scrollbar.so: undefined symbol: g_settings_new # Since we bundle GLib (again), we have to bundle libpango to avoid undefined symbol: g_memdup2 etc. # see, e.g., https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/issues/508 # libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 # libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 # libpango-1.0.so.0 # NOTE: Pango requires libharfbuzz >= 2.6.0 which isn't available on some older systems, so this error can happen: # libpango-1.0.so.0: undefined symbol: hb_ot_layout_get_horizontal_baseline_tag_for_script # See https://github.com/AppImageCommunity/pkg2appimage/issues/528 # Commented as we currently bundle libpango # If libthai is bundled but libpango is not, this error can happen: # audacity: /tmp/.mount_AudaciUsFbON/usr/lib/libthai.so.0: version `LIBTHAI_0.1.25' not found (required by /usr/lib64/libpango-1.0.so.0) # on openSUSE Tumbleweed # libthai.so.0 # If libcairo is bundled but libpango is not, this error can happen: # Can get symbol lookup error: /lib64/libpango-1.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_log_structured_standard # --- Bundling GLib and its consequences --- # libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 # Missing on openSUSE-Tumbleweed-KDE-Live-x86_64-Snapshot20170601-Media.iso # libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 # Missing on openSUSE-Tumbleweed-KDE-Live-x86_64-Snapshot20170601-Media.iso libasound.so.2 # Workaround for: # No sound, e.g., in VLC.AppImage (does not find sound cards) # https://github.com/AppImage/pkg2appimage/issues/475 # libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 # Was: Workaround for: # On Ubuntu, get (inkscape:25621): GdkPixbuf-WARNING **: Error loading XPM image loader: Image type 'xpm' is not supported libfontconfig.so.1 # Workaround for: # Application stalls when loading fonts during application launch; e.g., KiCad on ubuntu-mate # other "low-level" font rendering libraries # should fix https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/issues/261#issuecomment-377522251 # and https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/issues/157#issuecomment-320755694 libfreetype.so.6 libharfbuzz.so.0 # Note, after discussion we do not exclude this, but we can use a dummy library that just does nothing # libselinux.so.1 # Workaround for: # sed: error while loading shared libraries: libpcre.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory # Some distributions, such as Arch Linux, do not come with libselinux.so.1 by default. # The solution is to bundle a dummy mock library: # echo "extern int is_selinux_enabled(void){return 0;}" >> selinux-mock.c # gcc -s -shared -o libselinux.so.1 -Wl,-soname,libselinux.so.1 selinux-mock.c # strip libselinux.so.1 # More information: https://github.com/AppImage/AppImages/issues/83 # and https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/issues/775#issuecomment-614954821 # https://gitlab.com/sulinos/devel/libselinux-dummy # The following are assumed to be part of the base system # Removing these has worked e.g., for Krita. Feel free to report if # you think that some of these should go into AppImages and why. libcom_err.so.2 libexpat.so.1 libgcc_s.so.1 libgpg-error.so.0 # libgssapi_krb5.so.2 # Disputed, seemingly needed by Arch Linux since Kerberos is named differently there # libgssapi.so.3 # Seemingly needed when running Ubuntu 14.04 binaries on Fedora 23 # libhcrypto.so.4 # Missing on openSUSE LEAP 42.0 # libheimbase.so.1 # Seemingly needed when running Ubuntu 14.04 binaries on Fedora 23 # libheimntlm.so.0 # Seemingly needed when running Ubuntu 14.04 binaries on Fedora 23 # libhx509.so.5 # Missing on openSUSE LEAP 42.0 libICE.so.6 # libidn.so.11 # Does not come with Solus by default # libk5crypto.so.3 # Running AppImage built on Debian 9 or Ubuntu 16.04 on an Archlinux fails otherwise; https://github.com/AppImage/AppImages/issues/301 # libkeyutils.so.1 # Does not come with Void Linux by default; https://github.com/Subsurface-divelog/subsurface/issues/1971#issuecomment-466606834 # libkrb5.so.26 # Disputed, seemingly needed by Arch Linux since Kerberos is named differently there. Missing on openSUSE LEAP 42.0 # libkrb5.so.3 # Disputed, seemingly needed by Arch Linux since Kerberos is named differently there # libkrb5support.so.0 # Disputed, seemingly needed by Arch Linux since Kerberos is named differently there # libp11-kit.so.0 # https://github.com/AppImageCommunity/pkg2appimage/issues/547 # libpcre.so.3 # Missing on Fedora 24, SLED 12 SP1, and openSUSE Leap 42.2 # libroken.so.18 # Mission on openSUSE LEAP 42.0 # libsasl2.so.2 # Seemingly needed when running Ubuntu 14.04 binaries on Fedora 23 libSM.so.6 libusb-1.0.so.0 libuuid.so.1 # libwind.so.0 # Missing on openSUSE LEAP 42.0 libz.so.1 # Workaround for: # e.g., Spotify # relocation error: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcrypt.so.20: # symbol gpgrt_lock_lock, version GPG_ERROR_1.0 not defined # in file libgpg-error.so.0 with link time reference libgpg-error.so.0 libjack.so.0 # it must match the ABI of the JACK server which is installed in the base system # rncbc confirmed this # However, this library is missing on Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9 # which means that we should avoid using JACK altogether if possible libpipewire-0.3.so.0 # like libjack, it must match the ABI of the JACK server which is installed in the base system # https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/issues/292 # Unsolved issue: # https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/issues/35 # Error initializing NSS with a persistent database (sql:/home/me/.pki/nssdb): libsoftokn3.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory # Error initializing NSS without a persistent database: NSS error code: -5925 # nss_error=-5925, os_error=0 # libnss3.so should not be removed from the bundles, as this causes other issues, e.g., # https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/issues/35#issuecomment-256213517 # and https://github.com/AppImage/AppImages/pull/114 # libnss3.so # The following cannot be excluded, see # https://github.com/AppImage/AppImages/commit/6c7473d8cdaaa2572248dcc53d7f617a577ade6b # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32644157/forcing-a-binary-to-use-a-specific-newer-version-of-a-shared-library-so # libssl.so.1 # libssl.so.1.0.0 # libcrypto.so.1 # libcrypto.so.1.0.0 # According to https://github.com/RicardoEPRodrigues/3Engine/issues/4#issuecomment-511598362 # libGLEW is not tied to a specific GPU. It's linked against libGL.so.1 # and that one is different depending on the installed driver. # In fact libGLEW is changing its soversion very often, so you should always bundle libGLEW.so.2.0 # libglut.so.3 # to be confirmed libxcb-dri3.so.0 # https://github.com/AppImage/AppImages/issues/348 libxcb-dri2.so.0 # https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/issues/331#issuecomment-442276277 # If the next line turns out to cause issues, we will have to remove it again and find another solution libfribidi.so.0 # https://github.com/olive-editor/olive/issues/221 and https://github.com/knapsu/plex-media-player-appimage/issues/14 # Workaround for: # symbol lookup error: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnutls.so.30: undefined symbol: __gmpz_limbs_write # https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/appimage-desktopeditors/issues/3 # Apparently coreutils depends on it, so it should be safe to assume that it comes with every target system libgmp.so.10