Debian 9.8 VM: Calibre install, import error: undefined symbol: crypt_r

Sinac · 02-26-2019, 04:05 AM

Hi everyone,

When using VirtualBox 6.0.4 I can't install Calibre any more in a Debian 9.8 VM. The installer fails with:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 77, in main
File "site-packages/calibre/gui_launch.py", line 73, in calibre
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
ImportError: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/VBoxOGLcrutil.so: undefined symbol: crypt_r

The error occurs with version 3.37/38/39/39.1.

The only way to get Calibre installed again is to revert VirtualBox to 5.2.22.

I've been using Calibre for years, and almost always in a VM. There was never such an issue. I wonder why the Calibre installer wants to import a VBox library, but then I'm not a Python guy.

Help would be highly appreciated, because I really need to get Calibre to work again, I can't stick with that old VBox version for ever.

Thanks in advance.

kovidgoyal · 02-26-2019, 04:38 AM

calibre does not try to import vbox libraries. Some system library is linked against that library causing your issues. Use LD_DEBUG to find out which library.

Sinac · 02-26-2019, 06:10 AM

Okay. Thanks for the tip. I'll try, but it'll take me some time to set it up. I'll report back as soon as I've the results.

Sinac · 03-26-2019, 07:42 AM

Hiya, finally. It's a VirtualBox bug will be solved in the next release, at least that's what the bug report says: (Vbox guest additions: missing shared library dependency -> fixed after (not in) 6.0.4 and in test builds)

02-26-2019, 04:05 AM	#1
Sinac Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2019 Device: none	Debian 9.8 VM: Calibre install, import error: undefined symbol: crypt_r Hi everyone, When using VirtualBox 6.0.4 I can't install Calibre any more in a Debian 9.8 VM. The installer fails with: Traceback (most recent call last): File "site.py", line 77, in main File "site-packages/calibre/gui_launch.py", line 73, in calibre File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/__init__.py", line 7, in <module> ImportError: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/VBoxOGLcrutil.so: undefined symbol: crypt_r The error occurs with version 3.37/38/39/39.1. The only way to get Calibre installed again is to revert VirtualBox to 5.2.22. I've been using Calibre for years, and almost always in a VM. There was never such an issue. I wonder why the Calibre installer wants to import a VBox library, but then I'm not a Python guy. Help would be highly appreciated, because I really need to get Calibre to work again, I can't stick with that old VBox version for ever. Thanks in advance.

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02-26-2019, 04:38 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,866 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre does not try to import vbox libraries. Some system library is linked against that library causing your issues. Use LD_DEBUG to find out which library.

02-26-2019, 06:10 AM	#3
Sinac Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2019 Device: none	Okay. Thanks for the tip. I'll try, but it'll take me some time to set it up. I'll report back as soon as I've the results.

03-26-2019, 07:42 AM	#4
Sinac Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2019 Device: none	Hiya, finally. It's a VirtualBox bug will be solved in the next release, at least that's what the bug report says: (Vbox guest additions: missing shared library dependency -> fixed after (not in) 6.0.4 and in test builds)

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