[GH-ISSUE #488] [BUG] Whoogle fails to start on Archlinux after sucessful installation with pipx - problem with libffi ? crypto ? #316

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opened 2026-02-25 20:35:26 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @m040601 on GitHub (Oct 26, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/488

Describe the bug

Whoogle fails to start on Archlinux after successfull installation with pipx -problem with libffi ? crypto ?

To Reproduce

For some months now I've been testing whoogle search on Archlinux.
From all the installation methods, I've been using:

pipx install --verbose whoogle-search

It has worked without a problem in the last months.
It stopped working a few days ago.
That is, it seems to install fine just like before.

But then after installation trying to start it:

$ whoogle-search --help

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/a1/.local/bin/whoogle-search", line 5, in <module>
    from app.routes import run_app
  File "/home/a1/.local/pipx/venvs/whoogle-search/lib/python3.9/site-packages/app/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from app.filter import clean_query
  File "/home/a1/.local/pipx/venvs/whoogle-search/lib/python3.9/site-packages/app/filter.py", line 5, in <module>
    from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
  File "/home/a1/.local/pipx/venvs/whoogle-search/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cryptography/fernet.py", line 18, in <module>
    from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes, padding
  File "/home/a1/.local/pipx/venvs/whoogle-search/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/padding.py", line 13, in <module>
    from cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding import lib
ImportError: libffi.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Deployment Method

pip/pipx

Version of Whoogle Search

Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc)

Desktop (please complete the following information):

Archlinux
Linux 5.14.14-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:35:18 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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Add any other context about the problem here.

I see also this error message "libffi" in this issue, Manjaro update breaks Whoggle · Issue #476 · benbusby/whoogle-search

And since Archlinux and Manjaro are related, I strongly suspect it might be the same issue. But I'm not sure.

https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/476

Originally created by @m040601 on GitHub (Oct 26, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/488 **Describe the bug** Whoogle fails to start on Archlinux after successfull installation with pipx -problem with libffi ? crypto ? **To Reproduce** For some months now I've been testing whoogle search on Archlinux. From all the installation methods, I've been using: `pipx install --verbose whoogle-search` It has worked without a problem in the last months. It stopped working a few days ago. That is, it seems to install fine just like before. But then after installation trying to start it: $ whoogle-search --help ``` Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/a1/.local/bin/whoogle-search", line 5, in <module> from app.routes import run_app File "/home/a1/.local/pipx/venvs/whoogle-search/lib/python3.9/site-packages/app/__init__.py", line 1, in <module> from app.filter import clean_query File "/home/a1/.local/pipx/venvs/whoogle-search/lib/python3.9/site-packages/app/filter.py", line 5, in <module> from cryptography.fernet import Fernet File "/home/a1/.local/pipx/venvs/whoogle-search/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cryptography/fernet.py", line 18, in <module> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes, padding File "/home/a1/.local/pipx/venvs/whoogle-search/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/padding.py", line 13, in <module> from cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding import lib ImportError: libffi.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory ``` **Deployment Method** - [ ] pip/pipx **Version of Whoogle Search** - [ ] Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc) **Desktop (please complete the following information):** Archlinux Linux 5.14.14-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:35:18 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux **Additional context** Add any other context about the problem here. I see also this error message "libffi" in this issue, [Manjaro update breaks Whoggle · Issue #476 · benbusby/whoogle-search](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/476) And since Archlinux and Manjaro are related, I strongly suspect it might be the same issue. But I'm not sure. https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/476

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2026-02-25 20:35:26 +03:00

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@benbusby commented on GitHub (Oct 27, 2021):

Seems like this is likely the same issue described in the other one you referenced. In any case, since this isn't an actual "bug" with Whoogle itself, I'm going to move this to a discussion instead and maybe others can chime in with what fixed it.

Alternatively you could try installing the latest test pypi package of the app and see if that gives you the same error: https://test.pypi.org/project/whoogle-search/ -- if that works, I'll push a new version to regular pip. There were a couple libraries (unrelated to crypto) that were updated, so maybe there's some weird issue going on with that.

@benbusby commented on GitHub (Oct 27, 2021): Seems like this is likely the same issue described in the other one you referenced. In any case, since this isn't an actual "bug" with Whoogle itself, I'm going to move this to a discussion instead and maybe others can chime in with what fixed it. Alternatively you could try installing the latest test pypi package of the app and see if that gives you the same error: https://test.pypi.org/project/whoogle-search/ -- if that works, I'll push a new version to regular pip. There were a couple libraries (unrelated to crypto) that were updated, so maybe there's some weird issue going on with that.