Graham, thanks for the comment.
This indeed fixes it for me, better than the workaround I found earlier.
Instructions for this can also be found at:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports
Just to be complete :-)
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Libstdc++5 was back-ported to karmic and lucid, see LP: #600321
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
Title:
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
To manage notifications
It took me years to finally be able to use Linux fulltime on all my computers.
Even got it on my work laptop now.
But things like this prevent people from using linux over Windows or OSX.
It took me a couple of days to fix an issue to get a remote desktop connection
to my work office working.
I'm
This should really have been documented in the release note (both karmic
and lucid, I guess).
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
Here we go, LP: #618666.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.
libstdc++5 should be included too on the 10.04 lucid, for older
closedsource apps and games support.
A little example is Unreal Tournament 2004, not too old game, but
require libstdc++5. You dont want force to a simple user to find on
internet this library.
If Ubuntu want reach to more users, leg
It was due to development in Debian starting up again for it.
On 07/13/2010 04:16 PM, Luke J Militello wrote:
> Nice! Whoever made that call, we should break the cycle and name 11.04
> after them. :)
>
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
Nice! Whoever made that call, we should break the cycle and name 11.04
after them. :)
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubunt
The libstdc++5 package has been re-introduced in maverick.
http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-3.3
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubu
For those running 32 bit OS:
download libstdc++5_3.3.6-18_i386.deb from:
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/i386/libstdc++5/download
>From GNOME, at least, double click the .deb to install using the GDebi
package installer. Not sure why 64 bit users are using wget and linking
files...
Honestly,
Another newbie here, just pointing out that Skype (supposedly a version
designed to run on Ubuntu 8.10+ 64-bit needs libstdc++.so.5 What gives?
It really does seem like a simple thing to have left alone or to put it
back in, as it is obviously causing so many users so much grief.
Speaking as a use
Rebol also not work without libstdc++.so.5 on lucid. I am new to Ubuntu
and have many Rebol programs. If I cannot use Rebol on Ubuntu lucid I
have no choice but to leave Ubuntu platform. I am newbie, I have no idea
how to do some of above stuff to fix. I repeat part of comment 64:
"We're asking th
RarSa,
Go read the posts above. This isn't just about closed-source apps. (my
example being a modestly old version of Firefox2 that I need to run).
This bug is indicative of a process that doesn't understand it's
userbase, makes arbitrary decisions, and then, faced with data that
they're origin
I found this issue while trying to install a driver for a Lexmark
printer.
I understand that people want this library back but I don't think that
people understood the answer: If someone is willing to maintain that
library (and related libraries) they can do it.
Meanwhile, the people that are mai
Avocent Dsview 3 (Version: 3.5.1.88) Serial session also not work
without libstdc++.so.5 on lucid.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
I will simply reiterate my post #38.
/usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.5
/usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.5.0.7
are still listed in debian sid's ia32-libs from which ubuntu syncs for
each new distribution.
Why has this departure been made? I think Erik makes an excellent point
about Lucid being a LTS release.
I
I'm trying not to be rude, but that's simply not an acceptable response.
Pulling in the old ia32-libs package for OEM projects might be OK with
Cannonical, but it certainly doesn't fix the larger issue with the Lucid
and Karmic releases, which affects everyone else.
I can see not fixing this in K
Closing the OEM task again. This will not ever get fixed in Ubuntu, and
if we need it for an OEM project, we can pull in the hardy package.
** Changed in: oem-priority
Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/43109
If someone needs the old library, please feel free to install the
version from hardy.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-
libstdc++5 disappeared in karmic and later, so we cannot put it back
into ia32-libs either.
** Changed in: ia32-libs (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Invalid
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because
I did not run into this until now because Karmic had other deal breakers
for me. Now that those are gone in Lucid here is an even bigger one.
>From the time passed it looks like this is not going to get fixed?
There is a real world out there and it is not purple. Some of us have to use
software
When dealing with a large installed base of proprietary applications
(and, even legacy source-available ones), simply stating that the
"proper" solution to version mismatch is to recompile the applications
is misguided at best, willfully negligent at worst.
The fact remains that a huge amount of L
** Changed in: oem-priority
Status: Won't Fix => Confirmed
** Changed in: ia32-libs (Ubuntu)
Status: Won't Fix => Confirmed
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu
The majority decision here is actually the proper one to take. At some
point in time, for all software, a decision has to be made when to deem
a package no longer supported it favor of its successor. I realize this
causes problems for some, however the individual packages that depend
upon said pa
ifort wont work with libstdc++6 either
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com
libstdc++5 being removed also breaks Unreal Tournament 2004.
Here is the libstdc++5 that I installed which resolved the issue:
http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/i686/libstdc++5/ ;)
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this
** Changed in: oem-priority
Status: New => Won't Fix
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-b
The issue here is there are many programs that where (or still are
compiled) with gcc 3.3. This is mainly done by vendors to ensure
compatibility across all distributions old or newer. The problem is
newer distros are requiring vendors recompile with gcc 4. Though there
are still many older program
** Changed in: eclipse (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu
Luke Maurer wrote:
> This also breaks Eclipse *as packaged by Ubuntu*, since the profiling
> tools require a native binary that gets linked against libstdc++5.
>
> So it's not even sufficient to avoid non-Ubuntu applications to be safe
> from the repercussions of this decision. Moreover, I suspect
Note that this also breaks the precompiled tarball distributions of
mysqld, which is what you need to use in order to run a mysql sandbox on
karmic unless you want to build mysqld from sources in order to link to
libstdc++ 6. This will cause a lot of trouble for server users who want
to run multip
This also breaks Eclipse *as packaged by Ubuntu*, since the profiling
tools require a native binary that gets linked against libstdc++5.
So it's not even sufficient to avoid non-Ubuntu applications to be safe
from the repercussions of this decision. Moreover, I suspect a lot of
people are affected
Luke did a nice of job detailing both the 32-bit and 64-bit fix in posts
15 and 27 (a link to a separate web site with the same fix as listed in
15) above. Kudos! It worked like a charm for me.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You recei
** Also affects: oem-priority
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing
In the duplicate thread Sanjaya made a comment that the "dell DRAC
utilities are depended on this". So a concise decision was made not to
support one of their chief partners products? Sounds very foolish to me
since Canonical would like to expand their markets into servers,
especially with Dell.
-
I had the same problem on i686 when launching an eclipse html editor,
which seems to use xulrunner under the covers. I was able to get around
this with a simple symlink hack that I've seen elsewhere.
cd /usr/lib
sudo ln -s libstdc++.so.6 libstdc++.so.5
m...@flimflam:/usr/lib$ ls -l libstd*
lrwxrwx
Marking this bug as Won't Fix is just disregarding the problem. Let's
take an example of installing JEE5. When you use Windows you just
download and install it with few clicks. When you use Ubuntu you
download it and you got a problem (missing libstdc++.so.5).
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubu
I have to agree with hawthornso23 too. I'm a new Linux user and it was
extremely hard for me to get the drivers for my Lexmark printer
installed now when "libstdc++5" have been removed. If it wasn't for help
in the ubuntuforum + post #17 I would have to boot up Windows everytime
I needed to print s
UIf you need it, install it from the PPA mentioned in comment 17.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
u
@hawthornso23
I add my voice to yours and totally agree on what you have suggested!
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bu
These libraries don't need community support. They don't even need to be
in the default distro. However they DO need to be available in the
repositaries so that those who discover they need them (like swiss
people trying to do their taxes) can install them in the usual way.
If you try to run an ap
What has long confused me in this often vitriolic discussion is why,
when Ubuntu imports from Debian on a regular basis, we see a divergence
from Debian with no reasons offered
As of today, ia32-libs in debian sid lists the library in contention as
a part of the package
http://packages.debian.org
This breaks the Tax application virtually every Swiss citizen has to use
(on Karmic 64)
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubunt
What will it take to get some sort of "official" support for just the
support libraries. I could care less about the compiler stuff. I've
seen other compatibility libraries in the repositories before. To me an
example would be libdb1-compat. Even if all that happens is having
comment #17 become
I didn't say it wasn't a problem. That would have been marking it
invalid. The wontfix is a realistic assessment of what is likely to
happen. It doesn't mean it can't be changed.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug not
Why not mark it as of wishlist importance, then? Saying “This will not
be fixed” is saying “your problem is not really a problem”, and is where
the appearance of arrogance comes from.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bu
The arrogance is the other way around. Ubuntu universe is community
maintained by volunteers. None appear to be interested in maintaining
gcc 3.3. We volunteer to make Ubuntu better and our collective judgment
is that gcc 3.3 is too old to be maintainable.
Personally, I find the demanding tone fro
> We aren't going to re-introduce ancient gcc versions.
We're not asking you to reintroduce ancient gcc versions, merely the support
libraries.
At least make something like in comment #17 such as a lib32stdc++5-compat.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.n
I have to agree strongly with Mario. Not only is this a very poor
answer which will degrade the image of Ubuntu as a viable replacement
for proprietary OSes, but this decision seems to have been made
unilaterally. I do not know how to kick this up a level to someone who
has the vision to see the
That's very poor and arrogant answer about not support these libraries
since many commercial third party applications rely on them whether they
are "ancient" or not. By not including the libraries or having some
package available for them you're basically telling users to fend for
themselves or sw
We aren't going to re-introduce ancient gcc versions.
** Changed in: ia32-libs (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, wh
Also breaks printing for Epson CX series Multifunction printers.
The open source filters and drivers provided by Avasys rely on c++5
Luke's fix turorial in #27 was easy to follow and entirely successful
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
Y
I've had a lot of people sending me thank you mail in regards to my
tutorial to fix this...
http://www.digitalenigma.net/directory.php?include=archives&msgid=2009111000
And a lot of which have been Lexmark printers. Going forward, I would
like to see this package re-instated into the repositorie
Another app it breaks sp-sc-auth (sopcast)
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu
Also breaks Java EE JDK 1.5.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com
https://li
Also breaks Synplify Pro, an FPGA Synthesis tool. Linux is reasonably
well used on the desktop in EDA work. Currently only RedHat Enterprise
Linux and SUSE Enterprise are supported with Synplify. I'm afraid
removing libstdc++5 won't improve Ubuntu's chances in this market.
--
libstdc++5 removal b
Some native children's games from Grubby Games will not run without
libstdc++5 installed. Since commercial Linux games are very limited it
would be in the best interest of the community if this library was added
back in.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.
Yet another app - Intermapper 5.1.6-3.1-1.i386.deb will not install
without libstdc++5.
Isn't removing a central library not a serious point which should be
processed with care? Was libstdc++5 deprecated for a longer time as a
warning message to developers?
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubunt
Can we please get a statement from the maintainer of ia32-libs or
someone else who is in a position to do something about this?
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, w
Yet another app - oracle collaboration suite calendar client 10.1.2.0.0.
Can we please put this back in?
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to U
This breaks Asigra DS-Client.
*A lot* of third party software uses this package.
Installing the package from a previous version works.
It would make my life alot easier if this was added again.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You recei
Also, the following should serve as a quick way to add his ppa key to
your local keyring:
wget -q
'http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x932062C9CD30EE56'
-O - | sudo apt-key add -
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
The nicest solution I found is adding this PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~jason-scheunemann/+archive/ppa to your sources with
these lines:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jason-scheunemann/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jason-scheunemann/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
Accepting the
+1 application: Floola, my favorite iPod manager (www.floola.com) needs
libstdc++5 (in ia32-libs because I run it on amd64). Please re-add
libstdc++5, or add a ia32-libs-old with older ia32-libs for us to use.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/43
You can also just install the Jaunty packages natively since libstdc++5
does not exist. Upgrading to Karmic broke my light-scribe which
required the 32 bit libs and I have a 64 bit system. So, I did the
following as a workaround.
mkdir /tmp/libstdc++5
cd /tmp/libstdc++5
wget
http://mirrors.kern
** Changed in: ia32-libs (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ub
Trying to get Thunderbird working in fresh install. Get "Error:
Dependency is not satisfiable: gcc-3.3-base (>= 1:3.3.6-15ubuntu6)" when
I try solution in #12.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because yo
After looking through the changelog for this package, I noticed it was
removed around 2.7ubuntu14, so that means revision 2.7ubuntu13 and below
should have these files. For 32-bit architectures, there should be
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/g/gcc-3.3/libstdc++5_3.3.6-15ubuntu6_i3
I used the deb package from
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/i386/libstdc++5/download extracted the
.so.5 into /user/lib/ (no renaming necessary) and reinstalled Lightning
(don't forget this last step!).
Worked fine, thanks.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launc
Is the above wget link also valid for 32bit architectures (i386)? The
"_amd64" at the end makes me hesitate.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed
I have problem mentioned in #7. I just followed comment #8 and it works.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing
Workaround:
cd /tmp
wget
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/i/ia32-libs/ia32-libs_2.7ubuntu6.1_amd64.deb
dpkg-deb -x ia32-libs_2.7ubuntu6.1_amd64.deb ia32-libs
sudo cp ia32-libs/usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.5.0.7 /usr/lib32/
cd /usr/lib32
sudo ln -s libstdc++.so.5.0.7 libstdc++.so.5
--
l
This also affects Google GWT hosted mode browser, which includes an
older version of mozilla that is linked against libstdc++5.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, w
The Check Point VPN client (snx) requires libstdc++5. This program is
critical in my daily work.
The current workaround is to download the ia32-libs deb from jaunty and
extracting libstdc++5 from there.
--
libstdc++5 removal breaks non-ubuntu applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431091
Y
74 matches
Mail list logo
