I have a program that requires liblua
error while loading shared libraries: liblua5.2.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
How can I install it?
if you open a terminal and use
pamac search liblua
it will show you that it is part of the aur-package of the output. install this packet with the packet-manager (note: you have to activate the option to enable downloads from aur).
When I perform
pamac search liblua
I see
libluasandbox 1.3.0-1 AUR
Generic Lua sandbox for dynamic data analysis
However I have loaded lib32-lua 5.4.4-1 from AUR
But the error message persists when I run the program
i don’t know what application you are involved with BUT a short search at the internet shows that it must be a 32-bit app that was even outdated in the year 2014 !
I don’t know what you are doing but it sounds that you try to ride a dead horse actually. Check for the successor of the application you want to use.
What program?
pacman -Fx liblua5.2.so
You’ll see that liblua5.2.so is part of lua52. 
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Yes - thanks
So why the error message?
As @Olli has pointed out, this is a program that was, as far as I can see, last updated in 2005
Do you have that installed?
What was the return of that command
pacman -Fx liblua5.2.so
It comes with:
extra/lua52
install if you do not have it installed yet
Yes I have that installed, but still get the error (see my response to @Yochanan )
Then, perhaps, an answer to this question could shed light on the issue.
since the needed library is there but “the program” does not see it
it’s impossible to assist since the TO doesn’t give any valuable information. he might think that everyone owes a glass-bowl and can predict future.
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