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+<sect2>
+<title>Configuring Dynamic Loader</title>
+
+<para>
+By default the dynamic loader searches a few default paths for dynamic
+libraries, so there normally isn't a need for the
+<filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> file unless you have extra
+directories in which you want the system to search for paths. The
+<filename class="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> directory isn't
+searched through for dynamic libraries by default, so we want to add
+this path so when you install software you won't be suprised by them not
+running for some reason.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Create a new file <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> by running the
+following:
+</para>
+
+<literallayout>
+
+<userinput>cat &gt; /etc/ld.so.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"</userinput>
+# Begin /etc/ld.so.conf
+
+/lib
+/usr/lib
+/usr/local/lib
+
+# End /etc/ld.so.conf
+<userinput>EOF</userinput>
+
+</literallayout>
+
+<para>
+Although it's not necessary to add the
+<filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and
+<filename class="directory">/usr/lib</filename> directories it doesn't
+hurt. This way you see right away what's being searched and don't have
+to remeber the default search paths if you don't want to.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+