Modelsim on LTS24

[Savageza]

I have upgraded to Ubuntu LTS24, and I am trying to run modelsim. I get the following error.

~/intelFPGA/20.1/modelsim_ase/bin/vsim

./../linux/vish: error while loading shared libraries: libXft.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

On previous installations that was solved by installing the 32-bit libraries for LibXft. However that does not seem to work anymore? Is there a workaround or updated solution?

[sstrell]

Can you run a newer version of Quartus that uses Questa instead of ModelSim?  The latest is version 23.1: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/software-kit/825244/intel-quartus-prime-standard-edition-design-software-version-23-1-1-for-linux.html

[KennyTan_Altera]

Altera last supported OS for Ubuntu is 22.04 LTS, Altera not yet to support 24 LTS, you may need to follow the supported OS mention here. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/programmable/support-resources/design-software/os-support.html

[KennyTan_Altera]

Is there any further question?

[Savageza]

I was able to get it to work. I incorrectly followed a step posted on another forum:

sudo apt-get install libxft2 libxft2:i386 lib32ncurses56

It now works without any issues.

Thank you

[KennyTan_Altera]

It's great to hear that you got it resolved! However, for the best experience and to avoid unnecessary issues, we recommend installing it on a supported OS.

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