Install Quartus Prime 18.1 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, but it fails to run due to missing libpng12 library. Isn't this something that should be caught before release?

[TTetz1]

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is a supported OS for Quartus 18.1. Quartus won't run due to the missing libpng12 library (Ubuntu 18.04 has a newer libpng16 library). While it was relatively easy to find the libpng12 source and compile it, this seems like something that even a trivial QA test would catch. Just kind of wondering if it wasn't caught, or if it was caught but deemed not even worth noting in the release notes.

[Kenny_Tan]

I will take a look into it

[Kenny_Tan]

This seems to be known issue.. it will be documented soon. thanks

[KBosm1]

When will it be documented and where can we find that documentation?

[Kenny_Tan]

Within this month, I will put the info here once it is published.

[KBosm1]

Great!

Thanks for the update.

[Kenny_Tan]

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/tools/2019/why-does-my-quartus-prime-18-1-fail-to-run-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-.html?wapkw=why+does+my+quartus+prime+18.1+fail+to+run+on+ubuntu+18.04+lts%3f