Bryce, I am using the usual R installer. It reverts to compilation - apparently there do not exist arrow binaries for Ubuntu. Then gcc++ fails due to inadequacy of the library (as cited below).
I just learned about RSPM today, and I am exploring that as a workaround. -- Steve Vail From: Bryce Mecum <[email protected]> Date: Friday, January 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Unable to install R package "arrow" due to older C++ library version Hi Steve, How are you installing the arrow package? Based on what you shared above, I'm wondering if you're trying to install a binary package meant for a newer version of Ubuntu than you're running. You might try RSPM [1] or building from source [2]. [1] https://packagemanager.posit.co/client/#/repos/cran/packages/overview?search=arrow&distribution=ubuntu-22.04 [2] https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/install.html On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 6:17 AM Steve Vail (Omnicom) via user <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have an R installation problem involving the “arrow” package on Ubuntu. > > Platform: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (an Amazon EC2 vm). > Application: R version 4.5.1. > Installing Package: arrow > Error Message: package or namespace load failed for ‘arrow’ in dyn.load(file, > DLLpath = DLLpath, ...): > unable to load shared object > '/opt/R/4.5.1/lib/R/library/00LOCK-arrow/00new/arrow/libs/arrow.so': > /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.15' not found > (required by > /opt/R/4.5.1/lib/R/library/00LOCK-arrow/00new/arrow/libs/arrow.so) > Error: loading failed > Execution halted > ERROR: loading failed > > Description: the R package arrow requires > /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 version CXXABI_1.3.15 > I upgraded the library to the latest version via apt, but it lacks version > CXXABI_1.3.15 (it has CXXABI_1.3.14). The only other possible library upgrade > path seems to involve installing Anaconda which we cannot use due to > licensing restrictions. > > > Steve Vail > > Annalect Data Science > > 195 Broadway. NY, NY > > 917-476-9591 > > > > > This email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed > and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise > protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution, or copying of this > email or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, > or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the > intended recipient, is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, > please notify the sender immediately.
