======Dependencies======

===What is a dependency?===

Files that a program depends on.

Library files (in Puppy, they end in .so) are files that programs need to be able to run.  The equivalent in Windows are .dll files. Sometimes an installation package does not include them in the package, as they assume you will have them on your system. If they are not there, you will need to find them on the Internet and install them. 

There are a number of places in the Puppy system where they are kept. Some of the places are these directories: ( / means the highest level of the file structure)   /lib  ; /usr/lib  ; /usr/local/lib  ; /root/my-applications/lib