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OpenCode error

OpenCode: Failed to initialize OpenTUI render library: Failed to open library...

Error message
Failed to initialize OpenTUI render library: Failed to open library "/home/user/.tmp/.fbff6fbdefbf7f55-00000001.so": /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found

Status: Fixed in releaseLast verified 1 documented fix3 sources

What it means

The TUI render library (OpenTUI) shipped in v1.14.49 required glibc 2.29 or newer, so the TUI would not start on older Linux distributions.

Causes

  • v1.14.49 introduced a hard dependency on GLIBC_2.29+ through the OpenTUI render library (#27419).

How to fix it

  1. Fix 1.

    Upgrade. PR #27491 "deps: Upgrade OpenTUI to 0.2.10" was merged 2026-05-14, and a maintainer said "issues should be fixed in next release" (v1.14.51 was the next release). The maintainer added: "We pinned glibc 2.27, but we'll try to lower it to 2.17."

    Terminal
    opencode upgrade

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FAQ

What does "Failed to initialize OpenTUI render library: Failed to open library..." mean in OpenCode?

The TUI render library (OpenTUI) shipped in v1.14.49 required glibc 2.29 or newer, so the TUI would not start on older Linux distributions.

How do I fix "Failed to initialize OpenTUI render library: Failed to open library..."?

Upgrade. PR #27491 "deps: Upgrade OpenTUI to 0.2.10" was merged 2026-05-14, and a maintainer said "issues should be fixed in next release" (v1.14.51 was the next release). The maintainer added: "We pinned glibc 2.27, but we'll try to lower it to 2.17."

Is this OpenCode error fixed?

Status: Fixed in release. A release fixed this. The affected versions note says where the fix landed. Affected versions: v1.14.49 and v1.14.50. Fixed by PR #27491 (first included in v1.14.51).

Sources

Last verified against 3 sources: official docs, maintainer replies and release notes.

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