Ubuntu – libawt_xawt.so: libXext.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

14.04java

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /usr/lib/java/jdk1.8.0_60/jre/lib/i386/libawt_xawt.so: libXext.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:1938)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1821)
    at java.lang.Runtime.load0(Runtime.java:809)
    at java.lang.System.load(System.java:1086)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:1938)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1842)
    at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:870)
    at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:1122)
    at java.awt.Toolkit$3.run(Toolkit.java:1636)
    at java.awt.Toolkit$3.run(Toolkit.java:1634)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.awt.Toolkit.loadLibraries(Toolkit.java:1633)
    at java.awt.Toolkit.(Toolkit.java:1668)
    at java.awt.Component.(Component.java:593)
    at EventTest.(EventTest.java:28)
    at EventTest.main(EventTest.java:49)

Best Answer

apt-get install libxrender1:i386 libxtst6:i386 libxi6:i386

helped me get this resolved.

I have installed in a 64 bit system also i386.