Failed installation on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

[gergelykalman]

I installed binwalk according to the instructions in INSTALL, everything went fine, but when I start binwalk with a firmware file it gives me this:

WARNING: Failed to load plugin module 'compressd': Failed to locate library 'compress42'

WARNING: Failed to load plugin module 'zlibvalid': Failed to locate library 'tinfl'

WARNING: Failed to load plugin module 'compressd': Failed to locate library 'compress42'

WARNING: Failed to load plugin module 'zlibvalid': Failed to locate library 'tinfl'

Signature Exception: Failed to locate library 'inmagic'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/binwalk/core/module.py", line 475, in main
self.init()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/binwalk/modules/signature.py", line 85, in init
self.magic = binwalk.core.magic.Magic(self.mfile)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/binwalk/core/magic.py", line 41, in init
self.libmagic = binwalk.core.C.Library("inmagic", self.LIBMAGIC_FUNCTIONS)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/binwalk/core/C.py", line 99, in init
self.library = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(self.find_library(library))
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/binwalk/core/C.py", line 137, in find_library
raise Exception("Failed to locate library '%s'" % library)

Exception: Failed to locate library 'inmagic'

[gergelykalman]

By the way, my /usr/local/lib/ does not contain these files.

[gergelykalman]

Copying the files form src/C/file-5.18/src/.libs and the like to /usr/local/lib and running ldconfig fixes the problem. Might want to put that into the build script.

[devttys0]

This is a bug due to a recent commit in which the install target in the Makefile was modified, and the line to actually install the dependency libraries was accidentally removed; it has now been fixed. Thanks!

[ebertek]

I have the same issue on OS X 10.9:

WARNING: Failed to load plugin module 'compressd': Failed to locate libraries '['compress42']'

WARNING: Failed to load plugin module 'zlibvalid': Failed to locate libraries '['tinfl']'

WARNING: Failed to load plugin module 'compressd': Failed to locate libraries '['compress42']'

WARNING: Failed to load plugin module 'zlibvalid': Failed to locate libraries '['tinfl']'

Signature Exception: Failed to locate libraries '['magic']'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/binwalk/core/module.py", line 481, in main
self.init()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/binwalk/modules/signature.py", line 85, in init
self.magic = binwalk.core.magic.Magic(self.mfile)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/binwalk/core/magic.py", line 43, in init
self.libmagic = binwalk.core.C.Library(self.LIBRARY, self.LIBMAGIC_FUNCTIONS)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/binwalk/core/C.py", line 100, in init
self.library = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(self.find_library(library))
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/binwalk/core/C.py", line 159, in find_library
raise Exception("Failed to locate libraries '%s'" % str(libraries))

Exception: Failed to locate libraries '['magic']'

[sneakyness]

@ebertek copying the *.dylibs from /src/binwalk/libs/ to /usr/local/lib/ fixed this for me 👍 (this was on OS X 10.10 not Ubuntu, did not notice that until now lol)

[hackerjj]

In the download folder src/binwalk/libs/ doesn't comes anything. :S where can i find this files?

[hackerjj]

Aleady get it.

First in installation folder run:

./configure
Then
make
Last:
sudo make install

Copy libs inside src/binwalk/libs folder into /usr/local/lib/ like sneaky said and wuala...

BR. Thankx!!!