Stata 16 on CentOS/RHEL 7

[Dan Bongert]

Hello,

Has anyone had any luck getting Stata 16 to run on CentOS/RHEL 7? It seems like Stata has moved beyond the libc++ versions provided:

> stata
stata: /lib64/libtinfo.so.5: no version information available (required by stata)
stata: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.20' not found (required by stata)
stata: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.8' not found (required by stata)
stata: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.9' not found (required by stata)
stata: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.21' not found (required by stata)

I realize that RHEL 8 came out in May, but we use enterprise Linux distros for the longevity.

The system requirements merely state:

Stata for Linux

• Any 64-bit (x86-64 or compatible) running Linux
• For xstata, you need to have GTK 2.24 installed

[Pete Huckelba (StataCorp)]

StataCorp compiles and certifies on CentOS 6, CentOS 7 and Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. When you launch the installer, you are prompted with:

Specify which Stata for Linux you wish to install:

1. 64-bit Stata for Linux
2. 64-bit Stata for Linux (legacy)

We recommend you choose option 1, as it is appropriate for most modern
Linux distributions. If, after installing it, Stata does not start
or has an issue such as the icons not displaying properly, you may be
running on a Linux system with older libraries. In this case, erase
your installation and reinstall choosing option 2.


Enter 1, 2, or q to quit:

CentOS/RHEL/Arch/Oracle users should choose option 2. This 'legacy' option is due the previously mentioned Linux distributions using an older version of the png library.

-Pete

[Dan Bongert]

Thanks. I don't get that option when installing -- I'm running under a site license and am getting my installer via a campus intermediary. I'll ask him if he can provider a different installer.

[Pete Huckelba (StataCorp)]

That clears things up a bit. The intermediary likely downloaded the installation routine from https://download.stata.com and picked the non-legacy version. [S]he should also choose the "64-bit Stata for Linux (legacy)" installer as well.

-Pete

[Dan Bongert]

That did the trick. Thanks for the advice.