diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e8885b4f..8f2a337f1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ set(SRCS
     src/common/format.c
     src/common/parsing.c
     src/common/settings.c
+    src/common/library.c
     src/detection/plasma.c
     src/detection/gtk.c
     src/detection/terminalShell.c
diff --git a/src/common/library.c b/src/common/library.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f34a371c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/library.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "fastfetch.h"
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+//common/libraries.c
+void* ffLibraryLoad(const FFstrbuf* userProvidedName, ...)
+{
+    if(userProvidedName->length > 0)
+        return dlopen(userProvidedName->chars, RTLD_LAZY);
+
+    va_list defaultNames;
+    va_start(defaultNames, userProvidedName);
+
+    void* result = NULL;
+
+    while(result == NULL)
+    {
+        const char* name = va_arg(defaultNames, const char*);
+        if(name == NULL)
+            break;
+        result = dlopen(name, RTLD_LAZY);
+    }
+
+    va_end(defaultNames);
+
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/common/settings.c b/src/common/settings.c
index ba3f073df..cd35acee0 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.c
+++ b/src/common/settings.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifdef FF_HAVE_GIO
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 
-#define FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_INIT(dataObject, libraryName, userLibraryName) \
+#define FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_INIT(dataObject, userLibraryName, ...) \
     static dataObject data; \
     static pthread_mutex_t mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER; \
     static FFInitState initState = FF_INITSTATE_UNINITIALIZED; \
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
         return initState == FF_INITSTATE_SUCCESSFUL ? &data : NULL; \
     } \
     initState = FF_INITSTATE_SUCCESSFUL; \
-    void* libraryHandle = dlopen(userLibraryName.length == 0 ? libraryName : userLibraryName.chars, RTLD_LAZY); \
-    if(dlerror() != NULL || libraryHandle == NULL) { \
+    void* libraryHandle = ffLibraryLoad(&userLibraryName, __VA_ARGS__, NULL); \
+    if(libraryHandle == NULL) { \
         initState = FF_INITSTATE_FAILED; \
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex); \
         return NULL; \
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #define FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_SYMBOL(symbolName) \
     data.ff ## symbolName = dlsym(libraryHandle, #symbolName); \
-    if(dlerror() != NULL || data.ff ## symbolName == NULL) { \
+    if(data.ff ## symbolName == NULL) { \
         dlclose(libraryHandle); \
         initState = FF_INITSTATE_FAILED; \
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex); \
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ typedef struct GSettingsData
 
 static const GSettingsData* getGSettingsData(FFinstance* instance)
 {
-    FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_INIT(GSettingsData, "libgio-2.0.so", instance->config.libGIO)
+    FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_INIT(GSettingsData, instance->config.libGIO, "libgio-2.0.so", "libgio-2.0.so.0");
 
     FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_SYMBOL(g_settings_schema_source_lookup)
     FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_SYMBOL(g_settings_schema_has_key)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ typedef struct DConfData
 
 static const DConfData* getDConfData(FFinstance* instance)
 {
-    FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_INIT(DConfData, "libdconf.so", instance->config.libDConf)
+    FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_INIT(DConfData, instance->config.libDConf, "libdconf.so", "libdconf.so.1");
 
     FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_SYMBOL(dconf_client_read_full)
     FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_SYMBOL(dconf_client_new)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ typedef struct XFConfData
 
 static const XFConfData* getXFConfData(FFinstance* instance)
 {
-    FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_INIT(XFConfData, "libxfconf-0.so", instance->config.libXFConf)
+    FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_INIT(XFConfData, instance->config.libXFConf, "libxfconf-0.so", "libxfconf-0.so.3");
 
     FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_SYMBOL(xfconf_channel_get)
     FF_LIBRARY_DATA_LOAD_SYMBOL(xfconf_channel_has_property)
diff --git a/src/detection/displayserver/wayland.c b/src/detection/displayserver/wayland.c
index fa8cca1d9..02dd0d167 100644
--- a/src/detection/displayserver/wayland.c
+++ b/src/detection/displayserver/wayland.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void ffdsConnectWayland(const FFinstance* instance, FFDisplayServerResult* resul
     if(getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR") == NULL)
         return;
 
-    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(wayland, "libwayland-client.so", instance->config.libWayland,);
+    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(wayland, instance->config.libWayland, , "libwayland-client.so", "libwayland-client.so.0")
 
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(wayland, wl_display_connect,)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(wayland, wl_display_dispatch,)
diff --git a/src/detection/displayserver/xcb.c b/src/detection/displayserver/xcb.c
index 8b571b6a6..80b432fe3 100644
--- a/src/detection/displayserver/xcb.c
+++ b/src/detection/displayserver/xcb.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void xcbDetectWMfromEWMH(XcbPropertyData* data, xcb_connection_t* connect
 
 void ffdsConnectXcb(const FFinstance* instance, FFDisplayServerResult* result)
 {
-    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(xcb, "libxcb.so", instance->config.libXcb,)
+    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(xcb, instance->config.libXcb, , "libxcb.so", "libxcb.so.1")
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(xcb, xcb_connect,)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(xcb, xcb_get_setup,)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(xcb, xcb_setup_roots_iterator,)
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static void xcbRandrHandleScreen(XcbRandrData* data, xcb_screen_t* screen)
 
 void ffdsConnectXcbRandr(const FFinstance* instance, FFDisplayServerResult* result)
 {
-    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(xcbRandr, "libxcb-randr.so", instance->config.libXcbRandr,)
+    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(xcbRandr, instance->config.libXcbRandr, , "libxcb-randr.so", "libxcb-randr.so.0")
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(xcbRandr, xcb_connect,)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(xcbRandr, xcb_get_setup,)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(xcbRandr, xcb_setup_roots_iterator,)
diff --git a/src/detection/displayserver/xlib.c b/src/detection/displayserver/xlib.c
index 4717e97a2..87ffe0aab 100644
--- a/src/detection/displayserver/xlib.c
+++ b/src/detection/displayserver/xlib.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void x11DetectWMFromEWMH(X11PropertyData* data, Display* display, FFDispl
 
 void ffdsConnectXlib(const FFinstance* instance, FFDisplayServerResult* result)
 {
-    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(x11, "libX11.so", instance->config.libX11,)
+    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(x11, instance->config.libX11, , "libX11.so", "libX11.so.6", "libX11-xcb.so", "libX11-xcb.so.1")
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(x11, XOpenDisplay,)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(x11, XCloseDisplay,)
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void xrandrHandleScreen(XrandrData* data, Screen* screen)
 
 void ffdsConnectXrandr(const FFinstance* instance, FFDisplayServerResult* result)
 {
-    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(xrandr, "libXrandr.so", instance->config.libXrandr,);
+    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(xrandr, instance->config.libXrandr, , "libXrandr.so", "libXrandr.so.2")
 
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(xrandr, XOpenDisplay,)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(xrandr, XCloseDisplay,)
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.h b/src/fastfetch.h
index ea5d5ea63..3e0aad6ea 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.h
+++ b/src/fastfetch.h
@@ -292,14 +292,14 @@ typedef enum FFInitState
 #define FF_LIBRARY_SYMBOL(symbolName) \
     __typeof__(&symbolName) ff ## symbolName;
 
-#define FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(libraryObjectName, libraryName, userLibraryName, returnValue) \
-    void* libraryObjectName =  dlopen(userLibraryName.length == 0 ? libraryName : userLibraryName.chars, RTLD_LAZY); \
-    if(dlerror() != NULL || libraryObjectName == NULL) \
+#define FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(libraryObjectName, userLibraryName, returnValue, ...) \
+    void* libraryObjectName =  ffLibraryLoad(&userLibraryName, __VA_ARGS__, NULL);\
+    if(libraryObjectName == NULL) \
         return returnValue;
 
 #define FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL_ADRESS(library, symbolMapping, symbolName, returnValue) \
     symbolMapping = dlsym(library, #symbolName); \
-    if(dlerror() != NULL || symbolMapping == NULL) \
+    if(symbolMapping == NULL) \
     { \
         dlclose(library); \
         return returnValue; \
@@ -359,6 +359,9 @@ bool ffParsePropFileConfig(const FFinstance* instance, const char* relativeFile,
 //common/processing.c
 void ffProcessAppendStdOut(FFstrbuf* buffer, char* const argv[]);
 
+//common/libraries.c
+void* ffLibraryLoad(const FFstrbuf* userProvidedName, ...);
+
 //common/logo.c
 void ffLoadLogoSet(FFinstance* instance, const char* logo);
 void ffLoadLogo(FFinstance* instance);
diff --git a/src/modules/gpu.c b/src/modules/gpu.c
index b8030dd32..df79c4956 100644
--- a/src/modules/gpu.c
+++ b/src/modules/gpu.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ typedef struct GPUResult
 
 static void vulkanFillGPUs(FFinstance* instance, FFlist* results)
 {
-    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(vulkan, "libvulkan.so", instance->config.libVulkan,)
+    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(vulkan, instance->config.libVulkan, , "libvulkan.so", "libvulkan.so.1")
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(vulkan, vkCreateInstance,)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(vulkan, vkDestroyInstance,)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(vulkan, vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices,)
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ static void vulkanFillGPUs(FFinstance* instance, FFlist* results)
 
 static void pciFillGPUs(FFinstance* instance, FFlist* results)
 {
-    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(pci, "libpci.so", instance->config.libPCI,)
-
+    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(pci, instance->config.libPCI, , "libpci.so", "libpci.so.3")
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(pci, pci_alloc,)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(pci, pci_init,)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(pci, pci_scan_bus,)
diff --git a/src/modules/packages.c b/src/modules/packages.c
index 08de71977..a7eb69b3e 100644
--- a/src/modules/packages.c
+++ b/src/modules/packages.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 static uint32_t getRpmPackageCount(FFinstance* instance)
 {
-    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(rpm, "librpm.so", instance->config.librpm, 0);
+    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(rpm, instance->config.libRpm, 0, "librpm.so", "librpm.so.4")
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(rpm, rpmReadConfigFiles, 0)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(rpm, rpmtsCreate, 0)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL(rpm, rpmtsInitIterator, 0)