# Error running FreeFem++ in ubuntu 19.04 **URL:** \ **Category:** FreeFEM installation\ **Created:** [May 7, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-running-freefem-in-ubuntu-19-04/45 "2019-05-07T13:45:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rcabrales](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/rcabrales/32/24_2.png) [@rcabrales](https://community.freefem.org/u/rcabrales)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-running-freefem-in-ubuntu-19-04/45/1 "2019-05-07T13:45:38Z")
Hello there. I get the following error after install FreeFem++ 4.0 on ubuntu 19.04 ```auto FreeFem++: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5.so.103: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory ``` Can you help me please? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![simon.garnotel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/simon.garnotel/32/11_2.png) [@simon.garnotel](https://community.freefem.org/u/simon.garnotel)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-running-freefem-in-ubuntu-19-04/45/2 "2019-05-07T13:51:43Z")
Hi, Did you use the deb package ? If yes, this is a package for Ubuntu 18.04. Prefer use the [AppImage package](https://github.com/FreeFem/FreeFem-sources/releases/download/v4.1/FreeFem-4.1-x86_64.AppImage) of FreeFEM 4.1-beta. Is this solved your problem ? ---
**Author:** ![rcabrales](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/rcabrales/32/24_2.png) [@rcabrales](https://community.freefem.org/u/rcabrales)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-running-freefem-in-ubuntu-19-04/45/3 "2019-05-07T13:55:57Z")
Hi. I follow the instructions in page 5 of the FreeFem Documentation Release 4.0. I will try your sugestion. Regards. ---
**Author:** ![simon.garnotel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/simon.garnotel/32/11_2.png) [@simon.garnotel](https://community.freefem.org/u/simon.garnotel)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-running-freefem-in-ubuntu-19-04/45/4 "2019-05-07T14:00:32Z")
You have this error while compiling FreeFEM ? This is really strange, could you post the return of: ```auto ls /usr/lib/libhdf5.so* ``` For example, on Arch Linux, I have: ```auto /usr/lib/libhdf5.so /usr/lib/libhdf5.so.103 /usr/lib/libhdf5.so.103.1.0 ``` Did you have some compilations errors ? Did you perform a `make check` ? ---
**Author:** ![rcabrales](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/rcabrales/32/24_2.png) [@rcabrales](https://community.freefem.org/u/rcabrales)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-running-freefem-in-ubuntu-19-04/45/5 "2019-05-07T14:11:34Z")
The answer for ls /usr/lib/libhdf5.so\* was ls: no se puede acceder a ‘/usr/lib/libhdf5.so\*’: No existe el archivo o el directorio in english is someone like: ls: can’t access to ‘/usr/lib/libhdf5.so\*’: File or directory doesn’t exists However, if I write locate libhdf5.so gives /home/robertocabrales/anaconda3/lib/libhdf5.so /home/robertocabrales/anaconda3/lib/libhdf5.so.103 /home/robertocabrales/anaconda3/lib/libhdf5.so.103.0.0 /home/robertocabrales/anaconda3/pkgs/hdf5-1.10.4-hb1b8bf9\_0/lib/libhdf5.so /home/robertocabrales/anaconda3/pkgs/hdf5-1.10.4-hb1b8bf9\_0/lib/libhdf5.so.103 /home/robertocabrales/anaconda3/pkgs/hdf5-1.10.4-hb1b8bf9\_0/lib/libhdf5.so.103.0.0 /usr/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu/hdf5/serial/libhdf5.so /usr/local/MATLAB/R2018a/bin/glnxa64/libhdf5.so.8 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2018a/bin/glnxa64/libhdf5.so.8.0.1 I’m trying to install again by following the instructions on page 5 of the documentation. ---
**Author:** ![simon.garnotel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/simon.garnotel/32/11_2.png) [@simon.garnotel](https://community.freefem.org/u/simon.garnotel)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-running-freefem-in-ubuntu-19-04/45/6 "2019-05-07T14:19:05Z")
I think FreeFEM has to use `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/hdf5/serial/libhdf5.so` and not the anaconda version. @frederichecht did you know how to force the good hdf5 library to be used ? @rcabrales If you do not use hdf5 you could add `--disable-hdf5` in the `./configure` step ---
**Author:** ![rcabrales](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/rcabrales/32/24_2.png) [@rcabrales](https://community.freefem.org/u/rcabrales)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-running-freefem-in-ubuntu-19-04/45/7 "2019-05-07T14:34:51Z")
Ok. But, I don’t have idea if my programs use this library… ---
**Author:** ![simon.garnotel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/simon.garnotel/32/11_2.png) [@simon.garnotel](https://community.freefem.org/u/simon.garnotel)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-running-freefem-in-ubuntu-19-04/45/8 "2019-05-07T14:36:28Z")
It is the case if you use `savehdf5sol` function in your edp script. If not you can disable it ---
**Author:** ![rcabrales](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/rcabrales/32/24_2.png) [@rcabrales](https://community.freefem.org/u/rcabrales)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-running-freefem-in-ubuntu-19-04/45/9 "2019-05-07T15:04:10Z")
> [@simon.garnotel](#): > > –disable-hdf5 Here is a part of the result after the command make check… ```auto ============================================================================ Testsuite summary for FreeFem++ 4.0 ============================================================================ # TOTAL: 38 # PASS: 0 # SKIP: 0 # XFAIL: 14 # FAIL: 24 # XPASS: 0 # ERROR: 0 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Jiaqi-knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jiaqi-knight](https://community.freefem.org/u/Jiaqi-knight)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-running-freefem-in-ubuntu-19-04/45/10 "2020-05-13T02:50:41Z")
“#” the anconda-hdf5 bin in bashrc, and recompile it .