ImportError: libffi.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[ibuda]

Hi,

I am getting this error when trying to install PostgreSQL extension:

ImportError: libffi.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

More details:

It seems the debugger cannot resolve /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.6.12/x64/lib/python3.6/posixpath.py
This may make the debugger miss breakpoints in the standard library.
Related bug: https://bugs.python.org/issue1180193
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.6.12/x64/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cx_Freeze/initscripts/__startup__.py", line 40, in run
  File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.6.12/x64/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cx_Freeze/initscripts/Console.py", line 37, in run
  File "ossdbtoolsservice/ossdbtoolsservice_main.py", line 11, in <module>
  File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.6.12/x64/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ptvsd/__init__.py", line 13, in <module>
  File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.6.12/x64/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ptvsd/_vendored/force_pydevd.py", line 37, in <module>
  File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.6.12/x64/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ptvsd/_vendored/__init__.py", line 123, in preimport
  File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.6.12/x64/lib/python3.6/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
  File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.6.12/x64/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pydevd.py", line 31, in <module>
  File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.6.12/x64/lib/python3.6/site-packages/_pydevd_bundle/pydevd_utils.py", line 8, in <module>
  File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.6.12/x64/lib/python3.6/ctypes/__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
ImportError: libffi.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[Error - 11:11:22 AM] Connection to server got closed. Server will not be restarted.

OS: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Azure Data Studio: Version: 1.25.1
Commit: e7eacc32c0d20bd4da843320c3bfac231b308c98
Date: 2020-12-11T01:51:41.708Z
VS Code: 1.48.0
Electron: 9.3.0
Chrome: 83.0.4103.122
Node.js: 12.14.1
V8: 8.3.110.13-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 5.4.0-58-generic

Any help or guidance is much appreciated. Thank you.

[ibuda]

this solution worked for me.

[FabsMuller]

this solution worked for me.

For me too. But before that I had to chmod ~/.azuredatastudio/extensions/microsoft.azuredatastudio-postgresql-0.2.7/out/ossdbtoolsservice/Linux/v1.5.0/pgsqltoolsservice/ossdbtoolsservice_main to +777 because it wasn't -x (?)

[elijaydot]

this solution worked for me.

this worked for me a great deal. thank you

[baybal]

@ibuda please don't close the issue. The underlying problem is still there.

[ibuda]

@baybal Hi, I closed the issue since I found and shared the solution to it.

[venkatakrishs]

this solution worked for me.

This solution also worked for me. Thanks.

[pravin]

symlinking to another version isn't the best way of solving the issue though. Do the devs have other ideas?

Can we reopen this issue please?

[GaryHopeMS]

Reopening issue as underlying problem still remains.

[fantasy-fish]

this solution worked for me.

The link in the solution is no longer valid