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What is an .so file?

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I'm having problems with Flash under ubuntu and was going to try and upgrade to the Alpha release of Flash 10.1. The problem is that it came as a .so file, and I can't find any information as to what this is.

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An .so file is a compiled library file. It stands for "Shared Object" and is analogous to a Windows DLL. Often, package files will place these under /lib or /usr/lib or some place similar when they're installed. If you extract an .so file to a location in your $LD_LIBRARY_PATH, a program that requires the library should be able to use it. Ideally, read the accompanying documentation to ensure that it's in the right location. If you run a command like from the Terminal you may see some existing …

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