Jellyfins default image yeilds errors with missing libicu #13803

SpiderUnderUrBed · 2025-03-30T08:28:21Z

SpiderUnderUrBed
Mar 30, 2025

https://pastebin.com/akTGU5S4
^ This is a k8s config, using jellyfins default image, i tried several other images, like the current stable release, I have the same error with that. The pod itself, is virtualized but running on a NixOS system, I have severe doubts that has any relevance though. So I am kind of at a loss at how to supply the library jellyfin is requesting. I dont know why it isnt just bundled with the container.

spiderunderurbed@raspberrypi:~/k8s $ k logs jellyfin-6c7cf444f5-5nnw2
Process terminated. Couldn't find a valid ICU package installed on the system. Please install libicu (or icu-libs) using your package manager and try again. Alternatively you can set the configuration flag System.Globalization.Invariant to true if you want to run with no globalization support. Please see https://aka.ms/dotnet-missing-libicu for more information.
   at System.Environment.FailFast(System.String)
   at System.Globalization.GlobalizationMode+Settings..cctor()
   at System.Globalization.CultureData.CreateCultureWithInvariantData()
   at System.Globalization.CultureData.get_Invariant()
   at System.Globalization.CultureInfo..cctor()
   at System.Globalization.CultureInfo.get_InvariantCulture()
   at CommandLine.ParserSettings..ctor()
   at CommandLine.Parser+<>c.<.cctor>b__20_0()
   at System.Lazy`1[[System.__Canon, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]].ViaFactory(System.Threading.LazyThreadSafetyMode)
   at System.Lazy`1[[System.__Canon, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]].ExecutionAndPublication(System.LazyHelper, Boolean)
   at System.Lazy`1[[System.__Canon, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]].CreateValue()
   at CommandLine.Parser.get_Default()
   at Jellyfin.Server.Program.Main(System.String[])
   at Jellyfin.Server.Program.<Main>(System.String[])

marius137 · 2025-09-10T20:38:02Z

marius137
Sep 10, 2025

They are missing the dependency somewhere, I get exactly the same error on debian 13 using the install script

Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]: Process terminated. Couldn't find a valid ICU package installed on the system. Please install libicu (or icu-libs) using your package manager and try again. Alternatively you can set the configuration flag System.G>
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at System.Environment.FailFast(System.String)
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at System.Globalization.GlobalizationMode+Settings..cctor()
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at System.Globalization.CultureData.CreateCultureWithInvariantData()
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at System.Globalization.CultureData.get_Invariant()
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at System.Globalization.CultureInfo..cctor()
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at System.Globalization.CultureInfo.get_InvariantCulture()
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at CommandLine.ParserSettings..ctor()
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at CommandLine.Parser+<>c.<.cctor>b__20_0()
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at System.Lazy`1[[System.__Canon, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]].ViaFactory(System.Threading.LazyThreadSafetyMode)
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at System.Lazy`1[[System.__Canon, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]].ExecutionAndPublication(System.LazyHelper, Boolean)
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at System.Lazy`1[[System.__Canon, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]].CreateValue()
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at CommandLine.Parser.get_Default()
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at Jellyfin.Server.Program.Main(System.String[])
Sep 10 22:33:59 Plex jellyfin[2649]:    at Jellyfin.Server.Program.<Main>(System.String[])

Installing libicu-dev sudo apt install libicu-dev fixed it

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