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DB2 install unable to find libstdc++.so.5

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Problem

DB2 install attempt fails with the following: ERROR:    The required library file libstdc++.so.5 is not found on the system.    Check the following web site for the up-to-date system requirements of IBM DB2 9.5    http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/sysreqs.html    http://www.software.ibm.com/data/db2/linux/validate  /DB2V95/db2/linuxamd64/install/../bin/db2usrinf: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory /DB2V95/db2/linuxamd64/install/db2setup: line 101: [: -ne: unary operator expected /DB2V95/db2/linuxamd64/install/../bin/db2langdir: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory /DB2V95/db2/linuxamd64/install/../bin/db2langdir: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory DBI1055E The message file db2install.cat cannot be found.

Symptom

DB2 install fails trying to find libstdc++.so.5

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01 May 2025

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