Linux script to auto-install packages for missing shared objects in binaries, typically ones downloaded from the Internet. This is a blind way to find and fix problems like those from chrome/chromedriver when it exits with code 127.

install_missing_so.sh

#!/bin/bash
my_uid=$(id -u)
if [ $my_uid -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "WARNING: running as non-root.  May not be able to install packages."
fi
HAS_APT=$(command -v apt)
HAS_DNF=$(command -v dnf)
HAS_YUM=$(command -v yum)

missing_packages_file=${MISSING_PACKAGES_FILE:-/tmp/list_of_missing_packages.txt}
function main() {
  if [ -n "$HAS_APT" ]; then
    echo "INFO: Found a debian-based distribution.  Using apt-file."
    fix_debian "$@"
  elif [ -n "$HAS_DNF" ]; then
    echo "INFO: Found an RPM-based distribution.  Using dnf."
    echo "WARNING: Finding packages with DNF is not yet supported."
    exit 2
  elif [ -n "$HAS_YUM" ]; then
    echo "INFO: Found an RPM-based distribution.  Using yum."
    fix_rpm_yum "$@"
  else
    echo "WARNING: No package manager found.  Automatic fixing not supported."
    exit 1
  fi
}

function fix_debian() {
  apt_update
  install_apt_file
  libs=$(get_all_missing_libs "$@")
  if [ -z "$libs" ]; then
    echo "INFO: All dependant libraries found. No action."
    return 0
  fi
  echo "INFO: Found $(wc -l <<<"$libs") missing libraries"
  echo "INFO: Missing libs:" $libs
  packages=$(get_missing_deb $libs)
  echo "INFO: Found $(wc -l <<<"$packages") missing packages"
  if [ -n "$packages" ]; then
    echo "INFO: Installing missing packages:" $packages
    echo "$packages" >> $missing_packages_file
    install_missing_deb $packages
  fi
  if [ -z "$packages" ] && [ -n "$libs" ]; then
    echo "ERROR: The binaries are missing .so files, but no install packages could be found."
    exit 1
  fi
  uninstall_apt_file
  apt_clean
  echo "INFO: Checking our work"
  libs=$(get_all_missing_libs "$@")
  if [ -n "$libs" ]; then
    echo "FAIL: The following libraries still did not get installed: $libs"
    exit 2
  fi
  echo "INFO: Success.  All libraries were found for the executable(s): $@"
}

function fix_dnf() {
  :
}

function fix_rpm_yum() {
  libs="$(get_all_missing_libs "$@")"
  if [ -z "$libs" ]; then
    echo "INFO: All dependant libraries found. No action."
    return 0
  fi
  echo "INFO: Found $(wc -l <<<"$libs") missing libraries"
  echo "INFO: Missing libs:" $libs
  yum_install yum-utils
  packages="$(get_missing_yum $libs | sed -e '/^[ ]*$/d')"
  echo "INFO: Found $(echo "$packages" | wc -l ) missing packages"
  if [ -n "$packages" ]; then
    echo "INFO: Installing missing packages:" $packages
    echo "$packages" >> $missing_packages_file
    yum_install $packages
  fi
  if [ -z "$packages" ] && [ -n "$libs" ]; then
    echo "ERROR: The binaries are missing .so files, but no install packages could be found."
    exit 1
  fi
  yum_remove yum-utils
  yum_clean
  echo "INFO: Checking our work"
  libs=$(get_all_missing_libs "$@")
  if [ -n "$libs" ]; then
    echo "FAIL: The following libraries still did not get installed: $libs"
    exit 2
  fi
  echo "INFO: Success.  All libraries were found for the executable(s): $@"
}

function get_all_missing_libs() {
  for bin in "$@"; do
    if [ -e "$bin" ] && [ -x "$bin" ]; then
      /bin/ldd "$bin" | grep not\ found | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//; s/ =>.*.//'
    else
      echo "ERROR: $bin does not exist or is not executable.  Do not pass links." 1>&2
      return
    fi
  done | sort | uniq
}

function get_missing_deb() {
  # some packages don't work well with others.
  # liboss4-salsa-asound2 conflicts with libasound2
  debs_to_ignore="(liboss4-salsa-asound2)"
  for lib in "$@"; do
    apt-file search $lib 2>/dev/null | cut -f1 -d:
  done | sort | uniq | grep -E -v -e '(firefox|thunderbird|chrome|chromium|-dev|-debug)' |\
  grep -E -v -e "$debs_to_ignore"
}

function get_missing_yum() {
  for lib in "$@"; do
    repoquery --whatprovides $lib --qf '%{NAME}' | head -1
  done | sort | uniq
}

function install_missing_deb() {
  echo "INFO: installing packages " "$@"
  show_on_error apt-get install -y "$@";
}

function apt_update() { show_on_error apt-get update; }

function install_apt_file() {
  show_on_error apt-get install -y apt-file;
  show_on_error apt-file update;
}

function uninstall_apt_file() { show_on_error apt-get remove -y apt-file; }

function apt_clean() { show_on_error apt-get clean; }

function yum_install() { show_on_error yum install -y "$@"; }

function yum_remove() { show_on_error yum remove -y "$@"; }

function yum_clean() { show_on_error yum clean all; show_on_error rm -rf /var/cache/yum; }

function show_on_error() {
  output=$("$@" 2>&1)
  err=$?
  if [ $err -ne 0 ]; then echo "$output"; fi
  return $err
}
main "$@"