Node.js is showing error "node: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by node)"

[yogeshlc]

Version

node-v20.11.0-linux-x64.tar.xz

Platform

Linux yogVM 5.4.17-2136.325.5.1.el7uek.x86_64

Subsystem

No response

What steps will reproduce the bug?

• Extract node.js tar at location /usr/local
• check node --version cmd which is failing with error
  Error:
  node --version
  node: /lib64/libm.so.6: version GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by node) node: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version GLIBCXX_3.4.20' not found (required by node)
  node: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version CXXABI_1.3.9' not found (required by node) node: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version GLIBCXX_3.4.21' not found (required by node)
  node: /lib64/libc.so.6: version GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by node) node: /lib64/libc.so.6: version GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by node)

How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?

No response

What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?

node --version
v20.11.0

What do you see instead?

node --version
node: /lib64/libm.so.6: version GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by node) node: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version GLIBCXX_3.4.20' not found (required by node)
node: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version CXXABI_1.3.9' not found (required by node) node: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version GLIBCXX_3.4.21' not found (required by node)
node: /lib64/libc.so.6: version GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by node) node: /lib64/libc.so.6: version GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by node)

Additional information

No response

[ryker-uptycs]

This error happens when you install Node on an operating system that has a version of GLIBC that is lower than Node can support. For example, Node v20 supports GLIBC v2.27 or later. When you attempt to install Node v20.x on any Linux OS that has GLIBC v2.27 or lower, you will get such errors.

To see the version of GLIBC that your operating system has, execute the ldd command on the terminal:

$ ldd --version
you will get output like this.

ldd (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.35-0ubuntu3.6) 2.35

I can suggest three options to resolve this issue:

• Either install Node from source code. This will allow you to recompile

• Or install an older version of Node that your OS can support

• Or upgrade your Linux OS to a newer version.

[yogeshlc]

ldd --version
ldd (GNU libc) 2.17

[yogeshlc]

If Possible can you please share/point me to the location where i can get the steps to recompile?

[Ch3nYuY]

# install node from source code
git clone https://github.com/nodejs/node && git checkout v20.11.0
./configure && make -j4

You might also encounter compilation errors related to GLIBC version, which can be resolved by referring to the methods mentioned in #52223.