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# Installing on an Old Linux Version

Guidance for dealing with glibc or shared library errors when attempting to install modern MariaDB binaries on older Linux distributions.

This article lists some typical errors that may happen when you try to use an incompatible MariaDB binary on a linux system:

The following example errors are from trying to install MariaDB built for SuSE 11.x on a SuSE 9.0 server:

```
> scripts/mysql_install_db
./bin/my_print_defaults: /lib/i686/libc.so.6: 
  version `GLIBC_2.4' not found (required by ./bin/my_print_defaults)
```

and

```
> ./bin/mysqld --skip-grant &
./bin/mysqld: error while loading shared libraries: libwrap.so.0:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
```

If you see either of the above errors, the binary MariaDB package you installed is not compatible with your system.

The options you have are:

* Find another MariaDB package or tar from the [download page](https://downloads.mariadb.org/) that matches your system.
* Alternatively, [download the source](/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/server-client-software/download/getting-the-mariadb-source-code.md) and [build it](/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/compiling-mariadb-from-source/compiling-mariadb-from-source-the-master-guide.md).

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