First delete all these random libpcap.* files you've been downloading off the net. Then do: yum install libpcap libpcap-devel
Then continue installing snort. I assume you're compiling it from source which is why you need the header files (provided by libpcap-devel) as well as the .so. Tim Edwards On 27/10/10 10:45, vishesh kumar wrote: > no, its x86. > By the way there is big size file libpcap.a. Whats may be the use of > this file. Can i create its soft link as libpcap.so.1 > > Thanks > > On 10/27/10, Varad Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: >> What is your architecture - if it is x86_64, you might need to create a link >> under /usr/lib64/ >> >> Regards >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 12:37 PM, vishesh kumar >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Of course i already done that. May be i missing some thing. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> On 10/27/10, Jussi Silvennoinen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Dear all >>>>> I am trying to install snort2.9 on my rhel 5.4 . I resolved >>>>> most of installation problem but stuck on one point. At time of >>>>> installation its saying that libpcap.so.1 required. I downloaded >>>>> libpcap1.1 and installed it. After that i issued ldconfig command. But >>>>> still same error is coming. In investigation i found that libpcap.so.1 >>>>> file exist in /usr/local/lib and its showing in output of >>>>> ldconfig -p command. I also tried to create soft link of >>>>> /usr/local/lib/libpcap.so.1.1.1 by name /usr/lib/libpcap.so.1 But >>>>> still problem persist. Please guide me >>>> >>>> Did you bother to google? Simple steps to make it work were easily >>>> found. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Jussi >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> rhelv5-list mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> http://linuxinterviews.blogspot.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> rhelv5-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Varad Gupta >> Keen & Able Computers Pvt Ltd >> 62, Deepak Building >> 13, Nehru Place >> New Delhi - 110019 >> Tel. : +91-11-26426184/5 >> FAX : +91-11-41808565 >> [email protected] >> www.keenable.in >> > > _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
