Unable to load native library: libnsl.so.1

Products

• Easytrieve Report Generator

Issue/Introduction

When executed ezt_install to install Easytrieve R11.6 for Linux, the following message was output:

 Unable to load native library: libnsl.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Environment

Environment : Linux

Release : R11.6

Cause

There is no libnsl.so.1 in an environment.

Resolution

Needs to install the libnsl.so.1.
The installation of the libnsl.so.1 depends on the specific Linux distribution.

Command:

 sudo dnf install libnsl........

 

For example:
On RHEL 8.10 it's in the following package:

 libnsl-2.28-251.el8_10.22.i686

On Rocky Linux 9.6 it's in the following package:

 libnsl-2.34-168.el9_6.19.i686

Additional Information

Differences Between yum and dnf:

+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|Feature                |yum                                |dnf                                  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|Generation             |Older(used in RHEL 7 and earlier)  |Newer(default in RHEL 8 and later)   |
|Performance            |Slower                             |Faster and more efficient            |
|Dependency Resolution  |Sometimes unstable                 |More accurate and reliable           |
|Plugin System          |Custom and limited                 |Python-based, more extensible        |
|Maintenance Status     |Deprecated in newer systems        |Actively maintained and recommended  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

Summary:
 * Both commands are used to manage packages in RPM-based Linux distributions.
 * On RHEL 8 and later, yum is just an alias for dnf, so they behave the same.
 * For future compatibility and better performance, dnf is recommended.