Defold not start after install on Ubuntu 20.04.06 LTS (SOLVED)

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In 2024, I started using Linux as my second operating system (for self-development) for writing programs and websites. Last month, I finally switched to Linux, as I don’t play games as often anymore and all the programs I need are compatible with Linux, plus I really enjoyed customizing the xfce design to my liking.

When I visited the Defold website before switching to Linux, I saw and still see the message “Requires Ubuntu 18.04 (64-bit) or newer,” and I thought I would return to game development after a break. But when I downloaded Defold, I encountered an error in the console:

./Defold: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version GLIBC_2.33' not found (required by ./Defold)
./Defold: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version GLIBC_2.34’ not found (required by ./Defold)

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Hi @Alex-Buvin !

That note on the download page is old. We’re nowadays targeting Ubuntu 22.04 as the lowest linux version.
I’ll make sure we’ll fix the typo on the download page.

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Hello, @Mathias_Westerdahl !

Thank you for your reply. It’s a shame that it turned out to be a typo. Can I ask which of the latest versions of Defold ran on Ubuntu 20.04?

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I think we upgraded in February, so probably Defold 1.9.7 would work. But I would really recommend that you upgrade to a newer Ubuntu version . Ubuntu 20.04 reached end of life in May 2025 and will no longer receive any patches or updates.

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