# error while loading shared libraries: libOSMesa.so.8:
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-while-loading-shared-libraries-libosmesa-so-8/10300
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [September 13, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-while-loading-shared-libraries-libosmesa-so-8/10300 "2022-09-13T04:11:50Z")
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### Author:  [@Ramesh\_Kolluru](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ramesh_Kolluru)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-while-loading-shared-libraries-libosmesa-so-8/10300/1 "2022-09-13T04:11:50Z")
I was trying to run a python script generated by paraview trace command and during this process I am getting the following error
/home/rameshkolluru/Convergent\_Science/Convergent\_Science/paraview/5.10.0/MPICH/bin/pvpython: error while loading shared libraries: libOSMesa.so.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I tried to add the mesa.so file using the LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH using the following command but its not helping me in running pvpython
LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH=/home/rameshkolluru/Convergent\_Science/Convergent\_Science/paraview/mesa/18.3.6/lib/libOSMesa.so.8
when I use pvpython command and execute from paraview.simple import \* it pops out with error no module name paraview found.
Could you please help me in this case ?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-while-loading-shared-libraries-libosmesa-so-8/10300/2 "2022-09-13T11:00:00Z")
Please try with our binary release: [https://www.paraview.org/download/?version=v5.10&filter=Linux](https://www.paraview.org/download/?version=v5.10&filter=Linux)