Google Chrome and libudev.so.0?

[Dr.Diesel]

Since the last few updates Google Chrome is busted. Any known work-a-rounds till Google catches up?

[root@sandy linux]# google-chrome
/bin/google-chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libudev.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[root@sandy linux]#

I've tried:

[root@sandy linux]# ln -sf /usr/lib64/libudev.so.1.0.1 /usr/lib64/libudev.so.0

Which was suggested here. (http://superuser.com/questions/431606/why-is-google-chrome-not-starting-after-replacing-udev-with-systemd-tools)

Thanks

[PabloTwo]

What release of Fedora are you using? Your signature says "F12".
On F16.x86_64:
BASH:~/-> locate libudev.so.0
/lib64/libudev.so.0
/lib64/libudev.so.0.12.0
And to see which package installed those..
BASH:~/-> rpm -qf /lib64/libudev.so.0
libudev-173-3.fc16.x86_64
Google Chrome 20.0.1132.47 works just fine on my fully updated F16.

[Dr.Diesel]

I'm on rawhide/F18.

[root@sandy linux]# locate libudev.so.0
/usr/lib/libudev.so.0
/usr/lib/libudev.so.0.13.1
/usr/lib64/libudev.so.0
/usr/lib64/libudev.so.0.13.1
[root@sandy linux]# rpm -qf /lib64/libudev.so.0
error: file /lib64/libudev.so.0: No such file or directory
[root@sandy linux]#

This is a rawhide change in systemd/udev. I was hoping for a work-a-round till Google catches up!

---------- Post added at 06:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:54 PM ----------

Mmmmm, after a bit more looking, running this command completes with no output:

[root@sandy linux]# ln -sf /usr/lib64/libudev.so.1.0.1 /usr/lib64/libudev.so.0

I don't even have libudev.so.1.0.1, not sure why no output when the file is missing! But I do have libudev.so.1.0.2, when I link it properly it Chrome works!

Thanks

[mschwendt]

I don't even have libudev.so.1.0.1, not sure why no output when the file is missing!
Because ln happily creates a dangling symlink, as the link target can be added or removed independently.

[patrick]

I am having a similar problem with F18 in that spot's Chromium package requires:


Error: Package: chromium-20.0.1132.47-2.fc17.x86_64 (fedora-chromium)
Requires: libicuuc.so.48()(64bit)
Error: Package: chromium-20.0.1132.47-2.fc17.x86_64 (fedora-chromium)
Requires: libicui18n.so.48()(64bit)
Error: Package: chromium-20.0.1132.47-2.fc17.x86_64 (fedora-chromium)
Requires: libudev.so.0()(64bit)


Which as far as I can tell nothing in F18 provides.

[ar17787]

hey don't know if you're still following this or if anyone else is having the problem in Fedora 18 but I installed the chrome beta and that seems to fix the problem

[Ihatewindows]

sudo yum install apper
Run apper
In the search bar type chrome
Remove Chromium
Re-install Chromium, which will re-install dependencies.

Or

sudo yum remove google-chrome
sudo yum install google-chrome
Instead of playing around with libudev.so.0
Hope this could help.

[Vespa]

sudo yum remove google-chrome
sudo yum install google-chrome
Instead of playing around with libudev.so.0
Hope this could help.

This worked for me on Fedora 18. It installed google-chrome-unstable-24.0.1312.2-165266.x86_64 from the repository rather than the version I had downloaded from Google: google-chrome-stable-22.0.1229.94-161065.x86_64.

Thanks and Cheers!

[Ihatewindows]

Sometimes we overlook the simple things. :D

[secipolla]

But what dependencies are missing?

$ google-chrome
/usr/bin/google-chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libudev.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
$ yum list google-chrome-stable
Loaded plugins: auto-update-debuginfo, downloadonly, presto, remove-with-
: leaves
Installed Packages
google-chrome-stable.i386 23.0.1271.64-165188 @google-chrome/17

Hmm, there's an F18 version for it (searches..)?

I'm just asking because I started using chromium (version 22etc. from Russian repo) last week. It's not working so well after I upgraded to f18 two days ago (takes some time to open/close) and now I realized that chrome doesn't even launch.

Will do the remove/install thing.

[abchobby]

sudo yum install apper
Run apper
In the search bar type chrome
Remove Chromium
Re-install Chromium, which will re-install dependencies.

Or

sudo yum remove google-chrome
sudo yum install google-chrome
Instead of playing around with libudev.so.0
Hope this could help.

Wow This worked for me on Fedora 18!!
Thank's a lot!!! :D