libawt_xawt.so: libXext.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

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Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /usr/lib/java/jdk1.8.0_60/jre/lib/i386/libawt_xawt.so: libXext.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:1938)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1821)
    at java.lang.Runtime.load0(Runtime.java:809)
    at java.lang.System.load(System.java:1086)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:1938)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1842)
    at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:870)
    at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:1122)
    at java.awt.Toolkit$3.run(Toolkit.java:1636)
    at java.awt.Toolkit$3.run(Toolkit.java:1634)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.awt.Toolkit.loadLibraries(Toolkit.java:1633)
    at java.awt.Toolkit.(Toolkit.java:1668)
    at java.awt.Component.(Component.java:593)
    at EventTest.(EventTest.java:28)
    at EventTest.main(EventTest.java:49)

score 21 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 30 '16 at 09:25

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apt-get install libxrender1:i386 libxtst6:i386 libxi6:i386

helped me get this resolved.

I have installed in a 64 bit system also i386.

edited Oct 30 '16 at 09:25

David Foerster

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answered Oct 30 '16 at 08:41

user613150

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This worked for me where the other answers would not. Thanks. – a coder Aug 11 '17 at 20:34
For sure this is correct answer if you're running i386 version of JRE or any other software which depends on this set of libs. You always must match architecture between runtime and shared libs. – stamster Feb 09 '18 at 21:16
I had to launch 'sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386' command then 'sudo apt-get update' before to be able to install i386 versions of libraries – quent Dec 07 '20 at 14:17

score 18 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '16 at 13:02

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I had to install this (on ubuntu 16.04 64 bit) to make oracle-jdk8 work:

sudo apt-get install libxrender1 libxtst6 libxi6

answered Sep 19 '16 at 13:02

TmTron

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I do not know what, but this fixed my problems after trying hundreds of other apt install whatever commands from other answers! – team17 Dec 19 '19 at 10:33
Thanks. Using https://packages.ubuntu.com/ and looking for the packages containing the missing files, I found that sudo apt-get install libxext6 libxrender1 libxtst6 libxi6 --no-install-recommends -y solved the problem. I can now run the JavaFX App in docker. – Eric Duminil Oct 16 '24 at 09:05

score 17 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 16 '15 at 07:15

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Check which package contains the file and install it:

$ apt-file search libXext.so.6 
libxext6: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXext.so.6 
libxext6: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXext.so.6.4.0
libxext6-dbg: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXext.so.6.4.0

So install libxext6:

sudo apt install libxext6

edited Sep 16 '15 at 07:15

A.B.

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answered Sep 16 '15 at 07:12

JdeHaan

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sir this method is not working – Ankit_Chaudhary Sep 16 '15 at 12:55
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What part? The apt-file or apt install? – JdeHaan Sep 16 '15 at 14:37
sir i mean above mentioned error is not rectify by this method – Ankit_Chaudhary Sep 16 '15 at 17:56
So, is the file actually there? sudo find / -name 'libXext*' – JdeHaan Sep 17 '15 at 10:09
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Could very well be a version conflict in 32-bit vs. 64-bit. Please check out this question on stackoverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24543014/shared-libraries-java-32-bit-on-64bit-ubuntu – JdeHaan Sep 17 '15 at 10:20
For me on Windows WSL sudo updatedb was required after installing libxtst6. Source: http://imadethisdesign.blogspot.com/2014/07/64-bit-linux-libxiso6-and-libxtstso6.html – Eyal Roth Jun 20 '19 at 12:39

libawt_xawt.so: libXext.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

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