[question] error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[Lovegood-1]

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Ubuntu 20.04

• run: screenpipe
• screenpipe: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

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try:

• sudo apt install libssl3

get:

• E: Unable to locate package libssl3

[divanshu-go]

@Lovegood-1 Please use Ubuntu 22 or any higher version
any versions below Ubuntu 22 are unsupported and doesnt work well for building screenpipe

[divanshu-go]

You're hitting a common issue: your system (Ubuntu 20.04) is missing a newer version of OpenSSL (libssl.so.3), which is not available by default in the Ubuntu 20.04 repositories. Here's how to resolve it:

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🔧 Solution: Install OpenSSL 3 on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 comes with OpenSSL 1.1 by default, but screenpipe seems to need OpenSSL 3 (which ships with Ubuntu 22.04+).

You can manually install OpenSSL 3 without upgrading your whole system:

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✅ Step-by-step instructions:

1. Download and Install OpenSSL 3

# Install build dependencies
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential checkinstall zlib1g-dev

# Download OpenSSL 3 (latest stable)
cd /usr/local/src
sudo wget https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-3.0.13.tar.gz
sudo tar -xf openssl-3.0.13.tar.gz
cd openssl-3.0.13

# Configure and build
sudo ./Configure --prefix=/usr/local/openssl --openssldir=/usr/local/openssl shared zlib
sudo make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install

2. Update Shared Library Path

echo "/usr/local/openssl/lib" | sudo tee /etc/ld.so.conf.d/openssl-3.conf
sudo ldconfig

3. Point to the new OpenSSL for your app (without breaking the system)

Use environment variables so only screenpipe uses the new OpenSSL:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/openssl/lib screenpipe

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