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WebLOAD 13.4.0 Dependencies Installation Guide

Overview

During WebLOAD setup, certain system libraries may need to be installed depending on your Linux distribution. This guide provides the installation commands for different Linux distributions.

CentOS 9 / AlmaLinux 9 / RHEL 9

If you encounter errors like error while loading shared libraries: libnsl.so.1: cannot open shared object file, install the required dependencies:

yum update -y && \
yum install -y --allowerasing \
    curl \
    tar \
    gzip \
    wget \
    libnsl \
    libstdc++ \
    glibc \
    libxcrypt-compat

Required Packages Explained:

  • curl: Download files from remote servers
  • tar: Extract tar archives
  • gzip: Compression utility
  • wget: Alternative download tool
  • libnsl: Network Services Library (required for network operations)
  • libstdc++: C++ Standard Library
  • glibc: GNU C Library
  • libxcrypt-compat: Legacy password encryption compatibility

Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04 / Debian-based

If you encounter similar library errors, install the required dependencies:

apt-get update && \
apt-get install -y \
    curl \
    tar \
    gzip \
    wget \
    libnsl2 \
    libstdc++6 \
    libc6 \
    libgcrypt20

Required Packages Explained:

  • curl: Download files from remote servers
  • tar: Extract tar archives
  • gzip: Compression utility
  • wget: Alternative download tool
  • libnsl2: Network Services Library (Debian/Ubuntu equivalent of libnsl)
  • libstdc++6: C++ Standard Library
  • libc6: GNU C Library
  • libgcrypt20: Cryptography library

Installation Steps

For CentOS 9 / AlmaLinux 9 / RHEL 9:

  1. Extract WebLOAD: 

    tar -zvxf WebLoad-linux-v13.4.0.231_64.tar.gz
cd radview/webload13.4.0_64/linux/bin

  2. Install dependencies (if not already installed): 

    yum install -y --allowerasing libnsl libstdc++ glibc libxcrypt-compat

  3. Run setup: 

    ./setup -y

For Ubuntu / Debian-based systems:

  1. Extract WebLOAD: 

    tar -zvxf WebLoad-linux-v13.4.0.231_64.tar.gz
cd radview/webload13.4.0_64/linux/bin

  2. Install dependencies (if not already installed): 

    apt-get update && \
apt-get install -y libnsl2 libstdc++6 libc6 libgcrypt20

  3. Run setup: 

    ./setup -y

Docker Installation

AlmaLinux 9 Dockerfile

FROM almalinux:9

# Install dependencies for AlmaLinux 9
RUN yum update -y && \
    yum install -y --allowerasing \
    curl \
    tar \
    gzip \
    wget \
    libnsl \
    libstdc++ \
    glibc \
    libxcrypt-compat && \
    yum clean all

# Download and extract WebLoad
RUN mkdir -p /opt/webload && \
    curl -o /tmp/WebLoad-linux-v13.4.0.231_64.tar.gz \
    http://10.0.1.11/data/RND/CM/WebLOAD13.4.0/Build13.4.0.231/WebLoad-linux-v13.4.0.231_64.tar.gz && \
    tar -xzf /tmp/WebLoad-linux-v13.4.0.231_64.tar.gz -C /opt/webload && \
    rm /tmp/WebLoad-linux-v13.4.0.231_64.tar.gz

# Run WebLoad setup
RUN /opt/webload/radview/webload13.4.0_64/linux/bin/setup -y

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /opt/webload

CMD ["/bin/bash"]

Ubuntu Dockerfile

FROM ubuntu:22.04

# Install dependencies for Ubuntu
RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install -y \
    curl \
    tar \
    gzip \
    wget \
    libnsl2 \
    libstdc++6 \
    libc6 \
    libgcrypt20 && \
    apt-get clean && \
    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Download and extract WebLoad
RUN mkdir -p /opt/webload && \
    curl -o /tmp/WebLoad-linux-v13.4.0.231_64.tar.gz \
    http://10.0.1.11/data/RND/CM/WebLOAD13.4.0/Build13.4.0.231/WebLoad-linux-v13.4.0.231_64.tar.gz && \
    tar -xzf /tmp/WebLoad-linux-v13.4.0.231_64.tar.gz -C /opt/webload && \
    rm /tmp/WebLoad-linux-v13.4.0.231_64.tar.gz

# Run WebLoad setup
RUN /opt/webload/radview/webload13.4.0_64/linux/bin/setup -y

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /opt/webload

CMD ["/bin/bash"]

Troubleshooting

Common Errors:

Error: error while loading shared libraries: libnsl.so.1: cannot open shared object file - Solution: Install libnsl (CentOS/RHEL) or libnsl2 (Ubuntu/Debian)

Error: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6: version GLIBCXX_x.x.xx not found - Solution: Install or upgrade libstdc++ or libstdc++6

Error: Certificate verification failed during setup - This is expected in Docker environments where systemd is not running - The setup will continue and install TestTalk service configuration

References