# glibc

## Summary

Most servers require a specific version of glibc installed. Newer distros normally have the required version. However the older the distro the less likely the server will run. Check the requirements below. If you have an older distro the game server may still run with a [glibc fix](#glibc-fixes).

## Server Requirements

A complete list can be found [here](https://linuxgsm.com/data/glibc).

## Distro glibc Versions

List of distros and there glibc version.

| Distro           | glibc |
| ---------------- | ----- |
| CentOS 7         | 2.17  |
| CentOS 8         | 2.28  |
| Debian 9         | 2.24  |
| Debian 10        | 2.28  |
| Debian 11        | 2.31  |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | 2.23  |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | 2.27  |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | 2.31  |

[distrowatch.com](http://distrowatch.com) is also a great source to find this information.

glibc version history available on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_C_Library#Version_history).

## External Links

* [distrowatch.com](http://distrowatch.com/)
* [glibc Homepage](http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/)