libfreetype.so.6: cannot open shared object file

Hello all,

I’m trying to install the LAMP Stack on CentOS 5, but I keep running into this error every time I Install:

Error: Error running /opt/lampstack-1.1-0/php/bin/php -q
/opt/lampstack-1.1-0/php/bin/fixreg.php
/opt/lampstack-1.1-0/php/lib/php/.registry @BITROCK_PHP_ROOT@
/opt/lampstack-1.1-0/php : /opt/lampstack-1.1-0/php/bin/php.bin: error while
loading shared libraries: libfreetype.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No
such file or directory
Press [Enter] to continue :

Any idea what I can do to fix that?

Hi,

Thanks for reporting it. It is a bug on our side which will be fixed for the next version. You can install libfreetype dependency in your system and reinstall the stack to fix this issue.

Cheers.

Many thanks!

Looking forward to your next release.

I tried installing libfreetype and reinstalling the stack, but now I get this error:

I realize this forum may not be the best place to discuss this issue since it seems to be related to the way I installed libfreetype, but i’m taking a chance anyway. I’m not experienced enough to understand what’s going on, and maybe you have a quick fix…

Thanks for your help.

Hi,

You are installing the Stack in a linux 64 bits distribution. You need to install the 32 bits libfreetype libraries. We will probably release a new version tomorrow and you will not need the libfreetype libraries installed.

Cheers.

@beltran, thanks for your help. Do you have an ETA for the release of your new LAMP stack version?

Yep, We are uploading the new Stacks, in few hours you can download it :)

Released, enjoy!

yay! Thanks.

I have the feeling i’m whining alot these days, but I can’t install that version either.
I get this error no matter what folder I install into, and no matter what owner / perms this folder has…

Again, i’m far from being a pro at this, so sorry if my questions are trivial…

Hi,

The problem is that /opt folder does have executing permissions for “others” and when you try to start MySQL will fail. You have two options:

Tun the following command as root user:

$ chmod 755 /opt

or try to install in a different directory /home/<user>.

Cheers

I still get that warning message, no matter what folder I install into, and no matter what set of perms I give those folders. :(

Even this doesn’t work…

I don’t know if it’s of any help, but the rubystack and version 1.1-0 of the lampstack will install just fine with these perms. (except for the libfreetype bug in lampstack 1.1-0)...

Thanks for reporting it, we will try to reproduce it. Could you install the Stack using a different user, any other user different to “root”?

Cheers.

Running the installer under a different user in /home/<user> did the trick! Thanks!