# Paraview error GLIBCXX\_3.4.26 not found
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-glibcxx-3-4-26-not-found/6140
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [December 29, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-glibcxx-3-4-26-not-found/6140 "2020-12-29T09:39:41Z")
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### Author:  [@Vishwamitra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vishwamitra)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-glibcxx-3-4-26-not-found/6140/1 "2020-12-29T09:39:41Z")
Hello all, I am new to openfom and paraview. I have installed openfoamv2006 and latest paraview (using terminal command sudo apt-get install paraview) but when I am trying to view mesh I am getting this error. I have tried different solution but I am not getting through; updated, upgraded libraries and everything but nothing happened.
/home/user/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-v2006/platforms/linux64/gcc-6.3.0/lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.26' not found (required by /usr/bin/../lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpqApplicationComponents-pv5.7.so.1) paraview: /home/user/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-v2006/platforms/linux64/gcc-6.3.0/lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX\_3.4.26’ not found (required by /usr/bin/…/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu/libvtkPVServerManagerCore-pv5.7.so.1)
paraview: /home/user/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-v2006/platforms/linux64/gcc-6.3.0/lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX\_3.4.26’ not found (required by /lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu/libgeos-3.8.0.so)
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### Author:  [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-glibcxx-3-4-26-not-found/6140/2 "2020-12-29T14:15:53Z")
Your OpenFOAM installation comes with a libstdc++ that is too old for the ParaView that is available via `apt-get install`. You’ll likely need either a newer OpenFOAM or an older ParaView.
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### Author:  [@Vishwamitra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vishwamitra)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-glibcxx-3-4-26-not-found/6140/3 "2020-12-29T16:42:07Z")
Can I update this version or do I have to remove it and do a fresh installation?
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### Author:  [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-glibcxx-3-4-26-not-found/6140/4 "2020-12-30T15:43:33Z")
Maybe? You can try moving the old one out of the OpenFOAM directory and using the system one instead. The library is meant to be ABI compatible to itself at least.