# Linux version not working - Solved **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [January 11, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linux-version-not-working-solved/2592 "2019-01-11T16:38:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sariel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sariel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Sariel)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linux-version-not-working-solved/2592/1 "2019-01-11T16:38:39Z")
When i “install” pinegrow as written on the linux info page unfortunately i am unable to run it. When i double click the Pinegrow.desktop file, Pinegrow appears in my taskbar for a few seconds, then it closes itself. when i execute the PinegrowLibrary in the Terminal, i get ``` ./PinegrowLibrary: error while loading shared libraries: libnw.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory ``` is there anything i can do to change this? (Kubuntu 18) ---
**Author:** ![zedbuza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/bbce88/32.png) [@zedbuza](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/zedbuza)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linux-version-not-working-solved/2592/2 "2019-01-12T11:25:46Z")
hi Sariel, I had very similar issue with Pinegrow 4 on Linux Mint and I managed to fix it with the permissions, marked them all as executable. I had different problem when Pinegrow 5 came out, the Pinegrow.desktop didn’t execute even with all permissions granted, so I managed to get it working with dragging the Pinegrow.library on to Terminal and hit enter. this is the only working option for me when using PG 5 and Linux Mint 19.1 let me know if this 2nd option works for you. ---
**Author:** ![Sariel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sariel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Sariel)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linux-version-not-working-solved/2592/3 "2019-01-12T11:47:51Z")
hi @zedbuza, thank you for your reply! unfortunately this doesn’t change anything for me. so … any other ideas i could try? thanks! sariel ---
**Author:** ![zedbuza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/bbce88/32.png) [@zedbuza](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/zedbuza)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linux-version-not-working-solved/2592/4 "2019-01-12T14:46:48Z")
is this the first time you use PG on linux? and which PG version? give me more details so I can try to find a solution ---
**Author:** ![Sariel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sariel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Sariel)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linux-version-not-working-solved/2592/5 "2019-01-13T11:32:03Z")
@zedbuza yes, it’s the first time. i’ve used it on w10 before. i have tested it in different locations, in /opt/… as well as my desktop. it’s the version for Linux 64 5.0 ---
**Author:** ![zedbuza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/bbce88/32.png) [@zedbuza](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/zedbuza)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linux-version-not-working-solved/2592/6 "2019-01-15T08:06:37Z")
hi Sariel, in the Pinegrow downloaded folder, can you check if you have a folder called lib and inside it a file named libnw.so ? ---
**Author:** ![Sariel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sariel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Sariel)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linux-version-not-working-solved/2592/7 "2019-01-15T16:18:29Z")
WOW, i’m amazed how stupid i am! @zedbuza thanks for the hint. somehow the folder structure was not preserved when the archive got extracted. there was a lib folder and it was empty. all its files were located in the main folder. same with all the other folders. thank you for your help, everything runs fine now! ---
**Author:** ![zedbuza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/bbce88/32.png) [@zedbuza](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/zedbuza)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linux-version-not-working-solved/2592/8 "2019-01-15T16:43:55Z")
glad it worked out, just please mark the title of your original post as SOLVED, it might help other Linux users as well. best regards and easy coding ---
**Author:** ![ducktape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@ducktape](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ducktape)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linux-version-not-working-solved/2592/9 "2019-02-10T17:08:40Z")
Hi Zedbuza, Draging the library to the terminal window worked perfectly. Thank you for this solution. Regards, Ducktape ---
**Author:** ![chrisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@chrisc](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/chrisc)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linux-version-not-working-solved/2592/10 "2019-02-15T04:29:31Z")
This Q&A answers the Pinegrow.desktop issue - you need to edit the path in the file:- [https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/place-pinegrow-icon-in-ubuntu-launcher/2578/4](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/place-pinegrow-icon-in-ubuntu-launcher/2578/4)