[GH-ISSUE #980] CentOS 6 Support (or not). #779

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opened 2026-02-27 02:53:27 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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Originally created by @cedarlug on GitHub (Aug 8, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/980

Posting in relation to the steam discussion regarding gmodserver install errors with the glibc fix on CentOS 6.8.

Here's what I see with CentOS 6 issues when verifying the process on a local image. This relates to gmodserver, but likely generalizes to others.

In checking to see if the issue can be reproduced on a bare CentOS 6 install, one is first confronted with the omission of tmux in the CentOS 6 base repo. The tmux dependency needs to be either manually compiled or pulled from another repo (along with libevent).

During the ./gmodserver auto-install process, util-linux is mis-identified as not being installed (util-linux-ng-2.17.2-12.24.el6.x86_64 is installed). The glibc dependencies were marked as being satisfied. When tmux & libevent are installed from source, tmux is still reported as a missing dependency (not unexpected).

The installation otherwise completes without incident.

Upon starting, , the server dies with glibc errors.

To recap:

tmux isn't available in the default repo for CentOS 6
the util-linux check misses util-linux-ng (already a bug report for this #933) in CentOS 6
glibc fix isn't working for CentOS 6.

Originally created by @cedarlug on GitHub (Aug 8, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/980 Posting in relation to the [steam discussion](http://steamcommunity.com/groups/linuxgsm/discussions/0/360671583801990566/#c360671583802371540) regarding gmodserver install errors with the glibc fix on CentOS 6.8. Here's what I see with CentOS 6 issues when verifying the process on a local image. This relates to gmodserver, but likely generalizes to others. In checking to see if the issue can be reproduced on a bare CentOS 6 install, one is first confronted with the omission of tmux in the CentOS 6 base repo. The tmux dependency needs to be either manually compiled or pulled from another repo (along with libevent). During the `./gmodserver auto-install` process, util-linux is mis-identified as not being installed (util-linux-ng-2.17.2-12.24.el6.x86_64 is installed). The glibc dependencies were marked as being satisfied. When tmux & libevent are installed from source, tmux is still reported as a missing dependency (not unexpected). The installation otherwise completes without incident. [Upon starting, ](http://pastebin.com/xNq0jaaz), the server dies with [glibc errors](http://pastebin.com/NApYWqvj). To recap: - tmux isn't available in the default repo for CentOS 6 - the util-linux check misses util-linux-ng (already a bug report for this #933) in CentOS 6 - glibc fix isn't working for CentOS 6.

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kerem commented

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@jaredballou commented on GitHub (Aug 8, 2016):

glibc fix is hit or miss with Insurgency on Centos 6.7, I'm moving to using Docker to run everything in a container to sidestep the problem.

@jaredballou commented on GitHub (Aug 8, 2016): glibc fix is hit or miss with Insurgency on Centos 6.7, I'm moving to using Docker to run everything in a container to sidestep the problem.

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@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2016):

These issues should now be resolved and gmod is working again in CentOS 6. Glibc fixes are working again 8a6d7b92b7. I have also added a note on the website about installing epel. Tmux can now be built from source without check_deps.sh causing an issue cdcc6290e5 and util-linux-ng is now used is CentOS 6. So should all be ok now. I will be merging in to master soon.

@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2016): These issues should now be resolved and gmod is working again in CentOS 6. Glibc fixes are working again 8a6d7b92b739ff5826a5320d5f3d29a496c3b352. I have also added a note on the website about installing epel. Tmux can now be built from source without check_deps.sh causing an issue cdcc6290e5661f956b54bb53da3340020c162420 and util-linux-ng is now used is CentOS 6. So should all be ok now. I will be merging in to master soon.

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@lock[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2018):

This thread has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. Please open a new issue for related bugs.

@lock[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2018): This thread has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. Please open a new issue for related bugs.