libffi.so.5: cannot open shared object file

Question

I upgraded from Rails 3.0.11 to 3.1.3. When I start the server, it's giving the error:

>> Using rack adapter
rake aborted!
libffi.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory - /home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/ffi-1.0.11/lib/ffi_c.so    
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `require'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `block in require'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:223:in `block in load_dependency'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:640:in `new_constants_in'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:223:in `load_dependency'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `require'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/ffi-1.0.11/lib/ffi.rb:11:in `rescue in <top (required)>'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/ffi-1.0.11/lib/ffi.rb:2:in `<top (required)>'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `require'   
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `block in require'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:223:in `block in load_dependency'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:640:in `new_constants_in'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:223:in `load_dependency'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `require'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/ethon-0.5.3/lib/ethon.rb:2:in `<top (required)>'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `require'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `block in require'    
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:223:in `block in load_dependency'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:640:in `new_constants_in'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:223:in `load_dependency'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/activesupport-3.1.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `require'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/typhoeus-0.5.3/lib/typhoeus.rb:2:in `<top (required)>'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/bundler-1.2.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:68:in `require'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/bundler-1.2.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:68:in `block (2 levels) in require'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/bundler-1.2.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:66:in `each'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/bundler-1.2.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:66:in `block in require'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/bundler-1.2.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:55:in `each'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/bundler-1.2.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:55:in `require'  
/home/srikanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125/gems/bundler-1.2.1/lib/bundler.rb:128:in `require'  
/home/srikanth/projects/tango/config/application.rb:19:in `<top (required)>'  
/home/srikanth/projects/tango/Rakefile:8:in `require'  
/home/srikanth/projects/tango/Rakefile:8:in `<top (required)>'  
(See full trace by running task with --trace)

Any idea how to fix this?

possible duplicate of https://stackoverflow.com/q/65000467/12544391 e.g. adding `gem "ffi"` to the `Gemfile` fixes it — Dorian, Aug 23 '21 at 17:09

score 22 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 19 '13 at 16:54

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Maybe the ffi gem was not installed properly?

gem uninstall ffi

Assuming you are using Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install libffi libffi-dev
gem install ffi -v 1.0.11

edited Nov 19 '13 at 16:54

Darkside

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answered Jan 03 '13 at 14:17

Eugene Rourke

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I have uninstalled the Gem and re-installed 1.0.11. it works fine! – Srikanth Jeeva Jan 04 '13 at 06:19
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Do you mean `gem uninstall`? [Link](http://wiki.vpslink.com/HOWTO:_installing,_updating_and_removing_rubygems) – Casebash Feb 10 '13 at 12:20
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this was indeed helpful..I had to do `sudo yum install libffi-devel` as I was using Amazon AMI. – Rahul Goyal Dec 01 '16 at 10:23
`libffi.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory` >> [reinstallation] `gem install ffi` fixed this for me; thank you! – Victoria Stuart Apr 13 '20 at 18:10
I reinstalled the `libffi7`(that I had on my system) and reinstalled ffi gem. It worked. – Igorzovisk May 13 '20 at 20:03

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 04 '15 at 12:16

As I already have 'ffi' installed. I have to find another solution, try below(Which helped me):

Locate the file "libffi.so.5", if it is not present check for "libffi.so." (in my case it was 6, that is libffi.so.6).

Now unlink the file associated with the "/usr/lib64/libffi.so.6". (In my case it was pointed to "libffi.so.6.0.1")

Now create a new symlink for "libffi.so.5", such that "/usr/lib64/libffi.so.5" should point to the new one, "libffi.so.6.0.1".

ie,the final set up should look like:- "/usr/lib64/libffi.so.5 -> libffi.so.6.0.1"

Hope this helps.(I use Amazon Linux AMI based instances.)

Exactly what I needed to do to resolve a similar problem on my Raspberry Pi 2. Thanks! — 11101101b, Jul 22 '15 at 15:28

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 23 '21 at 12:06

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This worked for me.

ln -s /usr/lib64/libffi.so.6 /usr/lib64/libffi.so.5

answered Jun 23 '21 at 12:06

NishitS

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libffi.so.5: cannot open shared object file

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