Visual Studio Code 1.51.1 Not Launching on Ubuntu 20.10 (Error: Glibc_2.29' Not Found)

VSCODE VER: 1.51.1

This shows up with code --verbose:

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gvfs/libgvfscommon.so: undefined symbol: g_task_set_name
Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgvfsdbus.so
(code:29555): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:20:59.732: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:1428:23: 'font-feature-settings' is not a valid property name
(code:29555): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:20:59.735: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:3316:25: 'font-feature-settings' is not a valid property name
(code:29555): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:20:59.736: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:3778:23: 'font-feature-settings' is not a valid property name
[29587:1127/102100.107310:ERROR:gl_implementation.cc(286)] Failed to load libGL.so.1: /snap/core/current/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /opt/amdgpu/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1)
[29587:1127/102100.108370:ERROR:viz_main_impl.cc(152)] Exiting GPU process due to errors during initialization
[main 2020-11-27T13:21:00.129Z] Error: EEXIST: file already exists, mkdir
[main 2020-11-27T13:21:00.131Z] Lifecycle#kill()

As I ran ldd --version I found I'm running ldd (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.32-0ubuntu3) 2.32.

Could this version mismatch be the problem? How can I downgrade GLIBC to 2.29 (or upgrade VSCode to use ver 2.32), and not break any other software?

Thanks!

David Miller

David Miller

Executive Financial & Market Analyst

David Miller brings 15 years of experience in global economics, personal finance strategy, and market dynamics. He specializes in turning complex economic trends into actionable insights for everyday readers.

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