find and install libstdc++.so.5

Asked by Hernan Praddaude

Mathematica still uses the old library libstdc++.so.5 and will not install without it. Where can I find that library to install it in my 64bit box?
Thanks, Hernan

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said :
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Hello

Downloading all the required packages from here might solve your problem

http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/amd64/libstdc++5/download

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

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Tony Mugan (tmugan) said :
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In a terminal window

sudo apt-get install libstdc++

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Best Tony Mugan (tmugan) said :
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Ooops

sudo apt-get install libstdc++5

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Hernan Praddaude (hercampradd) said :
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Thanks Tony Mugan, that solved my question.