error while loading shared libraries: libprotobuf.so.14: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Description

Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software, you might see this error when running the stand-alone programmer on Linux operating system (OS).

Resolution

A patch is available to work around this problem for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 21.1.

Download and install patch 0.04stdp from the following links:

• Patch Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software v21.1 Patch 0.04stdp for Linux (.run)
• Readme for Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software v21.1 Patch 0.04stdp (.txt)

This problem is scheduled to fixed in a future release of the Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Software.