libhttp_parser.so.2.1 is missing

[Maurizio Garzelli]

OS: Ubuntu 21.04 x86_64
Kernel: 5.11.0-38-generic
exa:
  Installed: 0.9.0-5
  Candidate: 0.9.0-5
  Version table:
 *** 0.9.0-5 500
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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I have used the following command to install the latest version of exa:
sudo apt install exa

and it did install it without ANY issues

but when I try to start it, it says the following:
$ exa
exa: error while loading shared libraries: libhttp_parser.so.2.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I tried to see if libhttp_parser is there and I have it but the wrong version for exa:

$ locate libhttp_parser.so
/snap/gnome-3-28-1804/161/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhttp_parser.so.2.7.1
/snap/gnome-3-34-1804/72/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhttp_parser.so.2.7.1
/snap/gnome-3-38-2004/70/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhttp_parser.so.2.9
/snap/gnome-3-38-2004/70/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhttp_parser.so.2.9.2
/snap/gnome-3-38-2004/76/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhttp_parser.so.2.9
/snap/gnome-3-38-2004/76/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhttp_parser.so.2.9.2
/snap/kde-frameworks-5-core18/32/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhttp_parser.so.2.7.1
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhttp_parser.so.2.9
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhttp_parser.so.2.9.4

I am at a loss

please help

[Maurizio Garzelli (mgarzelli)]

As a workaround, I have created a link to 2.9.4:

$ cd /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
$ sudo ln -s libhttp_parser.so.2.9.4 libhttp_parser.so.2.1

And then i tested exa and it worked.

but this needs some fix I believe

thanks