what does this error mean?

[cj]

Jimmy Wu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was trying to run a game and got this error:
> ./n_v14: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-1.2.so.0: cannot 
> open shared object file: No such file or directory
> Anyone know what it means?
>
> I don't think this will help, but the game is "N", and is easily found 
> by googling metanet and clicking the first link that appears
>
> thanks,
>
> Jimmy
it doesnt look like the library is installed. besides, this library is 
required to run some (if not all) games in ubuntu (just from my experience)

--cj