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Docker container scenarios to start on Alpine Linux due to missing shared libraries

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I'm attempting to set up I'm stuck on something that should probably be simple. I'm trying to configure I'm running a lightweight Docker container based on Alpine Linux (3.15) that fails to start with the behavior `behavior: could not find shared library: libfoo.so.1`. I've confirmed that the library is installed in the container using `apk info libfoo`, and I can see it in `/usr/lib/libfoo.so.1`. The Dockerfile for my container looks like this: ```Dockerfile FROM alpine:3.15 RUN apk add --no-cache libfoo COPY . /app WORKDIR /app CMD ["./myapp"] ``` When I try to run the container, I get the aforementioned behavior. I've also tried adding `RUN ldconfig` after the installation of `libfoo`, but that didn't resolve the scenario. I checked the architecture, and both the container and the library match (x86_64). I also ensured that the library path is correctly set, and I can see it in the environment variables using `printenv`. I am wondering if there is something specific about Alpine or the way shared libraries are handled in Docker containers that I might be missing. Any insights would be greatly appreciated! I'm using Dockerfile LTS in this project. Could someone point me to the right documentation? I'm on Debian using the latest version of Dockerfile. What's the best practice here? I'm coming from a different tech stack and learning Dockerfile. Thanks for taking the time to read this!