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sogeking99

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Sound problem in DF, Linux.
« on: June 11, 2012, 11:12:47 am »

I'm on ubuntu 12.04 and get this error when I launch:

Dynamically loading the OpenAL library failed, disabling sound
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rex mortis

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Re: Sound problem in DF, Linux.
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2012, 02:31:32 pm »

Do you have OpenAL library installed? libopenal1 is the package you are looking for I think. I am on Ubuntu 11.10 myself so I cannot check it at this time. But I expect it, or an equivalent package, exists for 12.04 as well.
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Re: Sound problem in DF, Linux.
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2012, 02:48:21 pm »

doing apt-get install libopenal1 says I have the latest version.
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Re: Sound problem in DF, Linux.
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2012, 04:09:06 pm »

Common problem, with an easy fix:
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sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so{.1,}
Or, if you prefer to leave the lib directories alone, or don't have sudo access (Ubuntu workstation at work perhaps? Stop slacking!):
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ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so.1 /path/to/df_linux/libs/libopenal.so
« Last Edit: June 11, 2012, 04:16:28 pm by calrogman »
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Re: Sound problem in DF, Linux.
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2012, 07:52:46 pm »

Common problem, with an easy fix:
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sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so{.1,}
Or, if you prefer to leave the lib directories alone, or don't have sudo access (Ubuntu workstation at work perhaps? Stop slacking!):
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ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so.1 /path/to/df_linux/libs/libopenal.so

Useful.  Might make for a less aggressive fortress than dorfing to Anthrax, Mastodon and Lordi.
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sogeking99

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Re: Sound problem in DF, Linux.
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2012, 10:24:18 am »

Common problem, with an easy fix:
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sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so{.1,}
Or, if you prefer to leave the lib directories alone, or don't have sudo access (Ubuntu workstation at work perhaps? Stop slacking!):
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ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so.1 /path/to/df_linux/libs/libopenal.so

Thanks that worked.
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Re: Sound problem in DF, Linux.
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2012, 05:17:55 pm »

Do you have OpenAL library installed? libopenal1 is the package you are looking for I think. I am on Ubuntu 11.10 myself so I cannot check it at this time. But I expect it, or an equivalent package, exists for 12.04 as well.
doing apt-get install libopenal1 says I have the latest version.
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ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so.1 /path/to/df_linux/libs/libopenal.so
aye, it works.
Alternatively, "ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so.1 df_linux/libs/libopenal.so" from a script above df_linux, along with other auto-adjustments for a new version (renewing symlinks for saves, diff/path'ing graphics, ini).   ;)

In *buntu plain libopenal1 gives x86_64 library, which doesn't help here. A separate package libopenal1:i386 has the 32-bit variant at the path linked above, which is what's really required.
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