Linux Collector fails to install with error "libfreetype.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

Problem:

When trying to install a Linux collector, the installation fails with the following error:

java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /opt/scripts/SumoCollector.sh.4156.dir/jre/lib/amd64/libfontmanager.so: libfreetype.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Solution:

It seems that your Linux distribution is missing the library libfreetype.so.6. To install this library run one of the following commands:

apt-get install libfreetype6

Or:

yum install libfreetype6

If the package can't be found, then try this command:

yum search freetype && yum install freetype

Once the library is installed, then proceed to install the collector.

If you continue to have problems with the installation of the collector, then please contact support at support@sumologic.com