tlug: About libraries

["Chistophe Gimenez" <chris@example.com>]

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tlug note from "Chistophe Gimenez" <chris@example.com>
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Hello,

I would to know if somebody can help me with libraries files under Linux ?

when I launch lddconfig, it search for a directories named linux-aout-...
and another named something like 'old.so'

Can I delete theses directories ? 

Another question :

what are the .a lib files ? .so if the shared librarie but what about the
a ?

thanks
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