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Hi!
On Ubuntu 18.04 with a fresh Kodi installation from the default repository I can't get Kodi to run.
It always stops with this error:
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/kodi/kodi-x11: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/kodi/kodi-x11: undefined symbol: _ZNK6TagLib6StringeqEPKc
Any ideas?
/Paul
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No that's a snippet. To do things properly a full and unedited log is needed, as there's important device information at the start plus other possibly relevant information later.
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Hi folks!
The exact same error continues on a fresh 19.04 installation. Since it crashes immediately the directory ~/.kodi never is created and hence no logs can be obtained. From command line i t always end with:
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/kodi/kodi-x11: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/kodi/kodi-x11: undefined symbol: _ZNK6TagLib6StringeqEPKc
Any ideas?
/Paul
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I finally found a solution for my problem. It turns out to be quite simple.
When trying to compile Kodi a few versions of libtag was created in /usr/local/lib/
Then when installing Kodi from the default repository new (correct) versions of libtag in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
However when trying to start Kodi the versions in /usr/local/lib/ have a priority and therefore are loaded and causing Kodi a symbol lookup error.
Just do "rm /usr/local/lib/libtag*" and you are good to go!
If problems persists just reinstall Kodi.
/Paul