<p>Yes, NVidia Graphics card utilization versus naked CPU does help, quite a bit.</p>

<p>Breath. Take a step back.  Make sure you're running as an administrator. Try bashing</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>sudo apt-get install libudev1</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Use this wiki <a href="http://www.distrogeeks.com/install-cgminer-latest-ubuntu/" rel="nofollow">http://www.distrogeeks.com/install-cgminer-latest-ubuntu/</a></p>

<p>Don't get discouraged! It's tough but we've all gotta learn sometime, no better way to do it but to Do It.</p>

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<p>I have read and read and read over the internet but noone seems to have problem like this.</p>

<p>Im trying to setup cgminer on my Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit) desktop but i failed. Downloaded cgminer from url <a href="http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/" rel="nofollow">http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/</a> read all the instructions but not working.</p>

<p>The error im getting when i try to start it is </p>

<pre><code>./cgminer: error while loading shared libraries: libudev.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
</code></pre>

<p>Any help? btw im on Nvidia graphic if that makes a difference.</p>

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Setup cgminer on Ubuntu 12.04 (im getting libudev.so.1 not found error)
lonerunner
# Setup cgminer on Ubuntu 12.04 (im getting libudev.so.1 not found error)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-01)

I have read and read and read over the internet but noone seems to have problem like this.

Im trying to setup cgminer on my Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit) desktop but i failed. Downloaded cgminer from url <http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/> read all the instructions but not working.

The error im getting when i try to start it is

```
./cgminer: error while loading shared libraries: libudev.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

```

Any help? btw im on Nvidia graphic if that makes a difference.

**Tags:** miner-configuration, cgminer, ubuntu, error


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-03-01. Score: 1

Yes, NVidia Graphics card utilization versus naked CPU does help, quite a bit.

Breath. Take a step back. Make sure you're running as an administrator. Try bashing

> sudo apt-get install libudev1

Use this wiki <http://www.distrogeeks.com/install-cgminer-latest-ubuntu/>

Don't get discouraged! It's tough but we've all gotta learn sometime, no better way to do it but to Do It.


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