GLIBC_2.27 not found while installing Node on Amazon EC2 instance

Question

I'm trying to install Nodejs on Amazon linux machine, I'm following this documentation to install node https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide/setting-up-node-on-ec2-instance.html but I'm getting below error when I execute this command nvm install node

How can I fix this issue? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

v18.0.0 is already installed.
node: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by node)
node: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by node)
nvm is not compatible with the npm config "prefix" option: currently set to ""
Run `nvm use --delete-prefix v18.0.0` to unset it.
[ec2-user@ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx ~]$ node -e "console.log('Running Node.js ' + process.version)"
-bash: node: command not found

I tried running this nvm use --delete-prefix v18.0.0 but no luck.

Answer 1

In My scenario it's OS issue. OS need to upgraded:

My Current OS version is: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.9 (Maipo)

cat /etc/os-release

I got below issue for node-18 install

    node: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by node)
node: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by node)
node: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by node)
node: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.9' not found (required by node)
node: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.20' not found (required by node)
node: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.21' not found (required by node)

Check ldd version as above issue

ldd --version

Upgraded OS version with: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 (Ootpa) and issue got resolved.

ldd version should be more than ldd (GNU libc) 2.27

Answer 2

Try installing the active LTS version instead of latest with nvm install 16 (instead of nvm install node) as per the examples.

This was tested on the docker image amazonlinux:2 and correlates to what AWS CDK supports (ref)

Update

LTS has moved on for node, however, as per @djvg's comment, note there is a limitation with amazon linux 2 on glibc, so if requiring node > 16 will need to move to newer amazon linux version, eg: https://github.com/amazonlinux/amazon-linux-2023/blob/main/Release-Notes-Amazon-Linux-2022.0.20220728.0.md

Answer 3

The error message:

node: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by node)
node: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by node)

is telling you that you do not have a new enough version of glibc for nvm to install node 18. The error tells you it requires at least glibc 2.27.

You can find your current glibc version with: ldd --version

It's possible that you can install a newer version of glibc using a package manager like apt-get.

You can find the latest available version of glibc available via your package manager with: apt-cache policy libc6.

If your package manager can't install a new-enough version of glibc, you need to be on a newer version of your operating system. In Ubuntu, you can accomplish an OS upgrade with do-release-upgrade.

Answer 4

There is some issue with nvm latest version 18.x.x.

Try following steps to resolve the issue

1.Uninstall your nvm

$ nvm uninstall <nvm_version>

ie. $ nvm uninstall 18.12.2

2.Install stable version of nvm

$ nvm install <stable_nvm_version>

ie. $ nvm install 16.0.0

Answer 5

Ran into a bit of a snag while working through the AWS tutorial on spinning up a React app with Amplify and GraphQL. Thought I'd share the hiccup and the fix, just in case anyone else finds themselves in the same boat.

The Issue: GLIBC Error: If you're like me and went with Node.js v18 (because why not, right?), you might hit a GLIBC_2.27 not found error during the Amplify build process. Turns out, the AWS Amplify build environment isn't quite on board with Node.js v18 due to some GLIBC version mismatches.

Package Compatibility: So, the obvious move is to dial back Node.js to an earlier version, but here's the kicker - doing that breaks [email protected] because it's expecting Node.js v18. You get slapped with an "incompatible engine" error, and you're back to square one.

The Fix: After a bit of tinkering, I landed on a setup that works. Here's the amplify.yml that finally got things rolling:

version: 1
backend:
  phases:
    build:
      commands:
        - '# Execute Amplify CLI with the helper script'
        - amplifyPush --simple
frontend:
  phases:
    preBuild:
      commands:
        - nvm install 17.9.1 # Rolling back to Node.js v17.9.1
        - nvm use 17.9.1
        - npm install -g yarn # Still gotta have my yarn!
        - yarn install --ignore-engines # This is the game-changer
    build:
      commands:
        - nvm use 17.9.1
        - yarn run build
  artifacts:
    baseDirectory: build
    files:
      - '**/*'
  cache:
    paths:
      - node_modules/**/*

Dropped down to Node.js 17.9.1 to sidestep the GLIBC drama. Slapped on --ignore-engines with yarn install to keep react-hook-form happy without it fussing over the Node version. Hope this saves you a headache or two. Happy coding!

Answer 6

This (credits) worked for me on node 18:

• Go to AWS Amplify
• From the side menu, under App settings, select Build settings
• On the page, scroll down to Build image settings
• Click Edit, an Edit build image settings modal will show up.
• Under Build image section, click on dropdown and select Build image
• Paste public.ecr.aws/docker/library/node:18.17.0 in Reference build image input (Note: Other than node version 18.17.0, you can also search for specific version of node on https://gallery.ecr.aws/docker/library/node)

Answer 7

Amazon Linux 2 or some os includes glibc 2.26 or under. To use a higher glib version, you need to consider other AMI. for example) Amazon Linux 2022. (al2022-ami) it includes glibc 2.34

reference : https://repost.aws/questions/QUrXOioL46RcCnFGyELJWKLw/glibc-2-27-on-amazon-linux-2

Answer 8

It seems like you are using v.18.0.0 which was the latest but not well-supported.

Try uninstalling that.

nvm uninstall 18.0.0

Install a version that is active.

nvm install 16.0.0

You should now be using v16 which should be well-supported.