Locating libmp3lame.so for Audacity

[treyw05]

I'm trying to export a sound clip as mp3 so I can use it as a ringtone on my phone, but I can't locate the "libmp3lame.so" to do this. I've compiled and installed the lame-3.97 package, and I was just wondering where I could find the file. Thanks!

[gord]

librarys are generally installed in /usr/lib

[frodon]

You could use these command lines to find the file :

sudo updatedb
locate libmp3lame.so

[phanboy_iv]

I had the same issue. Here's the pathname:

/usr/lib/libmp3lame.so.0

[inuwashi]

I had the same issue. Here's the pathname:
Quote:
/usr/lib/libmp3lame.so.0

Actually you should use
/usr/lib/libmp3lame.so

[tubunu]

Actually you should use
/usr/lib/libmp3lame.so

True, that's what Audacity's asking for. But in /usr/lib there's ONLY libmp3lame.so.0
How to fetch the one without 0?

[Harleen]

Just place a link to that file. A library named libxyz.so is usually only a link to the most recent version of the library libxyz. So this should solve your problem:

ln -s  /usr/lib/libmp3lame.so.0  /usr/lib/libmp3lame.so

[mlind]

That file is part of liblame-dev package, but symlink soname from liblame0 is the proper solution I guess.

Use apt-file to find out what package provides the files you need.

[Kreg]

hey im having the same problem and cant get it sorted. i used the sudo updatedb locate mentioned above and it showed the file path, but i still cant find it to use.

when i just type to correct file path into audacity it says it cant open the library.

Kreg

[mrLeopold]

You do need liblame0 as well as liblame-dev.
After installing both of them, I found the libmp3lame.so.0 in the /usr/lib/

http://packages.ubuntulinux.org/dapper/libs/liblame0
http://packages.ubuntulinux.org/dapp...el/liblame-dev