Where does libhdf5.so get stored after running `sudo apt-get install libhdf5-dev`?

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New user to Ubuntu (running 16.04) here. I need to use HDF5, more specifically: I need ld -lhdf5 be able to run without error.

As far as I can tell, what should work is running sudo apt-get install libhdf5-dev. This generates the folder at /usr/include/hdf5/ as expected. However when I run:
ld -lhdf5
I get:
ld: cannot find -lhdf5
When I run:
ld -lhdf5 --verbose
I get as last few lines:

==================================================
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhdf5.so failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhdf5.a failed
attempt to open //lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhdf5.so failed
attempt to open //lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhdf5.a failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhdf5.so failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhdf5.a failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib64/libhdf5.so failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib64/libhdf5.a failed
attempt to open //lib64/libhdf5.so failed
attempt to open //lib64/libhdf5.a failed
attempt to open //usr/lib64/libhdf5.so failed
attempt to open //usr/lib64/libhdf5.a failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/libhdf5.so failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/libhdf5.a failed
attempt to open //lib/libhdf5.so failed
attempt to open //lib/libhdf5.a failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/libhdf5.so failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/libhdf5.a failed
attempt to open //usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib64/libhdf5.so failed
attempt to open //usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib64/libhdf5.a failed
attempt to open //usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib/libhdf5.so failed
attempt to open //usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib/libhdf5.a failed
ld: cannot find -lhdf5

None of these places contain ideed this file or something similar. Can anyone help me where it should be?

You might have to run 'sudo apt-get install libhdf5' to install the library itself. The -dev package is, to my knowlegde, only the header-files. — Soren A, Jan 10 '17 at 14:00
It's going to depend on your Ubuntu version I think: newer versions use an explicit serial subdirectory IIRC. Regardless you can do dpkg -L libhdf5-dev. Or see the file list at File list of package libhdf5-dev in xenial of architecture amd64 — steeldriver, Jan 10 '17 at 14:21
When I run sudo apt-get install libhdf5, I get E: Unable to locate package libhdf5. Did I make a mistake? — dimpol, Jan 10 '17 at 14:42
Ah thanks, it was in: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/hdf5/serial/. If you add the part about dpkg -L libhdf5-dev as an answer, I will accept it. — dimpol, Jan 10 '17 at 14:44

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 17 '19 at 03:32

5

The location of the particular library lies in running

dpkg -L libhdf5-dev

which for my installation lies in

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/hdf5/serial/libhdf5.so

answered Jun 17 '19 at 03:32

g.stevo

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Where does libhdf5.so get stored after running `sudo apt-get install libhdf5-dev`?

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