LDD

ldd command --> ldd (List Dynamic Dependencies)

      ldd shows all libraries that it would need to load when starting the application or loading a shared library. 
      readelf -d shows only direct dependencies of the binary. 

How to use ldd ?

ldd path_for_your_app_or_lib_which_ you_want_check

Examples

  $ ldd /usr/bin/chacl 

linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffef49e0000) libacl.so.1 => /lib64/libacl.so.1 (0x00007f022ccf3000) libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007f022c93f000) libattr.so.1 => /lib64/libattr.so.1 (0x00007f022c73b000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f022cefc000)

  $ readelf -d /usr/bin/chacl | grep NEEDED
  0x0000000000000001 (NEEDED)             Shared library: [libacl.so.1]
  0x0000000000000001 (NEEDED)             Shared library: [libc.so.6]

Other Command Examples

 $ objdump -p /usr/bin/chacl | grep NEEDED
   NEEDED               libacl.so.1
   NEEDED               libc.so.6

 $ LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS=1 /usr/bin/chacl

linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffd92eef000) libacl.so.1 => /lib64/libacl.so.1 (0x00007f161c6a8000) libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007f161c2f4000) libattr.so.1 => /lib64/libattr.so.1 (0x00007f161c0f0000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f161c8b1000)

 $ lddtree /usr/bin/chacl 
  chacl => /usr/bin/chacl (interpreter => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2)
   libacl.so.1 => /lib64/libacl.so.1
      libattr.so.1 => /lib64/libattr.so.1
   libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6
      ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2

  lddtree show dependencies hierarchical,

      you see significant dependencies ( libacl.so.1 , libc.so.6 ) 
      and less significant dependencies ( libattr.so.1 , ld-linux.so.2 ) 

  Maybe I can try explained hierarchical ? 

 chacl 
   ├──>  libacl.so.1 
   |        ├──>  libattr.so.1 
   |        |            └──> libc.so.6 
   |        |                    └──> ld-linux.so.2 
   |        └──>   libc.so.6 
   |                    └──> ld-linux.so.2
   └──>  libc.so.6 
              └──> ld-linux.so.2 

  However exist more dependencies, which not have path, but lddtree not show their. 
  ( dynamic , linux-vdso.so.1 , linux-gate.so.1 ) 
  more in link --> http://www.trilithium.com/johan/2005/08/linux-gate

   $ perl ldd-recursive.pl /usr/bin/chacl 
   /usr/bin/chacl

linux-vdso.so.1

      	/lib64/libacl.so.1

linux-vdso.so.1 /lib64/libattr.so.1 linux-vdso.so.1 /lib64/libc.so.6 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 linux-vdso.so.1 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /lib64/libc.so.6 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 linux-vdso.so.1 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /lib64/libc.so.6 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 linux-vdso.so.1 /lib64/libattr.so.1 linux-vdso.so.1 /lib64/libc.so.6 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 linux-vdso.so.1 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2

Titbit

  Commands like readelf, objdump can show you shared library, 
  but do you know how check where is this lib in your system ? 

  You can use for example command find, but exist better way ... 
  For example I try find libacl.so.1 

   $ locate libacl.so.1
   /lib64/libacl.so.1
   /lib64/libacl.so.1.1.0

   $ ldconfig -p | grep libacl.so.1

libacl.so.1 (libc6,x86-64) => /lib64/libacl.so.1

How you can check which package provide this path  ?

   $ rpm -qf /lib64/libacl.so.1
   lib64acl1-2.2.51-1pclos2013

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