Lib gcc dependency problem

Target Platforms Desktop
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I’m running Ubuntu 14.04.3, and the unity-editor-5.1.0f3+2015082501_amd64 package has a dependency on lib32stdc++6 that can’t be easily resolved without significant downgrades.

The root of the problem seems to be that it creates a dependency chain that would force a downgrade of the gcc-4.9-base package from 4.9.2 to 4.9.1.

I haven’t run all the way down that rabbithole yet because I’m concerned about causing instability on my work machine, but at my earliest opportunity I’ll see if I can figure out what’s what on another machine and report back, unless someone else already has a solution.

I do have Universe and Multiverse enabled, so maybe that is affecting things?

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The .debs are frequently picky about version numbers (exact match wanted instead of higher than a specific version), despite it normally not being a problem for a bugfix update (third number changed). Have you tried the generic installer instead? It might be more lenient, since dynamically linked libraries are linked with less specificity about version numbers.

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The requirement is for lib32stdc++6 (>= 4.6) - why would this force a downgrade? Or has the name of the package changed?