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Danial Goodwin
13,247 PointsUsing sqlite3 in adb shell error: "could not load needed library 'libncurses.so' for 'sqlite3' ... cannot link executab"
It seems simple enough to use sqlite3 with adb shell, according to the video and Android sqlite3 documentation entry. But, when I try to run the sqlite3 command in adb shell, I get the error link_image[1891]: 12565 could not load needed library 'libncurses.so' for 'sqlite3' (load_library[1093]: Library 'libncurses.so' not found)CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE.
Any tips for resolving this?
Update: The above error was from using a rooted HTC Evo API 16 physical device. Testing on a rooted Nexus 4 API 21, the error was along the lines of sqlite3 not found. Then, finally, testing on an emulator worked. I've put this note as an "answer" for people who just want to continue with the course, but I'm still interested in a real answer to the question.
Update2: I've found that the Evo does have the sqlite file stored in /system/xbin/. The Nexus 4 with Lollipop system image didn't have the sqlite file in /system/bin/ or /system/xbin/.
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Danial Goodwin
13,247 PointsAfter a little bit of trial and error, I found the quickest workaround is to use an emulator instead of a physical device. (Sidenote: I used Genymotion Samsung Galaxy S3 API 18)
Doing adb shell with the emulator allowed me to run the commands shown in the video.