it seems i have both 32 and 64 bit installed: Code: main Documents # slocate libgnutls /usr/lib64/libgnutlsxx.a /usr/lib64/libgnutlsxx.so.26 /usr/lib64/libgnutls-extra.la /usr/lib64/libgnutls.so /usr/lib64/libgnutls-openssl.a /usr/lib64/libgnutlsxx.so /usr/lib64/libgnutls-extra.so.26.16.8 /usr/lib64/libgnutls.so.26 /usr/lib64/libgnutlsxx.la /usr/lib64/libgnutls-extra.so.26 /usr/lib64/libgnutls-openssl.so.26.16.8 /usr/lib64/debug/usr/lib64/libgnutls.so.26.16.8.debug /usr/lib64/debug/usr/lib64/libgnutlsxx.so.26.16.8.debug /usr/lib64/debug/usr/lib64/libgnutls-extra.so.26.16.8.debug /usr/lib64/debug/usr/lib64/libgnutls-openssl.so.26.16.8.debug /usr/lib64/libgnutls-openssl.so.26 /usr/lib64/libgnutls-openssl.so /usr/lib64/libgnutls-openssl.la /usr/lib64/libgnutls-extra.a /usr/lib64/libgnutls.a /usr/lib64/libgnutls-extra.so /usr/lib64/libgnutls.la /usr/lib64/libgnutls.so.26.16.8 /usr/lib64/libgnutlsxx.so.26.16.8 /usr/portage/net-libs/net6/files/net6-1.3.9-libgnutls.patch /usr/lib32/libgnutlsxx.so.26 /usr/lib32/libgnutls.so /usr/lib32/libgnutlsxx.so /usr/lib32/libgnutls.so.26 /usr/lib32/libgnutls-extra.so.26 /usr/lib32/libgnutlsxx.so.26.14.12 /usr/lib32/libgnutls-openssl.so.26 /usr/lib32/libgnutls-openssl.so /usr/lib32/libgnutls-extra.so.26.14.12 /usr/lib32/libgnutls-extra.so /usr/lib32/libgnutls-openssl.so.26.14.12 /usr/lib32/libgnutls.so.26.14.12 i run gentoo linux. sorry i cannot contribute to the call to action but i have zero programming experience.