Error creating new sites due to missing shared libraries on Linux

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I manage to use Local on Ubuntu by fixing the librt error.

First, note that my answer is related to Ubuntu:
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal

Also, my local librt and the php version may vary depending on your needs, so change it accordingly.

  1. I first delete the existing libert in lightning services, it’s simply where it gets the error from:
    rm ~/.config/Local/lightning-services/php-7.4.1+10/bin/linux/shared-libs/librt.so.1

  2. Then I look at which librt is used and where is located: whereis librt
    I get “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt.so”

  3. Then I relink librt with the wanted php version from Local:
    ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt.so ~/.config/Local/lightning-services/php-7.4.1+10/bin/linux/shared-libs/librt.so.1

  4. You can now delete the project that was not working and reinstall it, it will work!

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