GLIBC_2.29 not found trying to install cursor-agent

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor CLI

Describe the Bug

I am SSHed into a cluster with an ancient Linux. (The NCSA Delta/DeltaAI cluster.) Cursor works, but the cursor CLI tool blows up with GLIBC_2.29 not found.

Steps to Reproduce

Downgrade to an ancient version of Linux.

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.17
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 34881053400013f38e2354f1479c88c9067039a0
Date: 2025-09-29T03:10:26.099Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.0.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hi @arjunguha, thank you for sharing this bug report. We are looking into it.

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Hi @arjunguha,

We are working on a fix for this. In the meantime, could you set the following environment variable in your .bashrc on your server?

CURSOR_CLI_BLOCK_CURSOR_AGENT=true
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