A solution for Quartus 13 stalling on newer Linux distros

Those of us still developing cores for devices containing Cyclone III chips are stuck with an ancient version of Quartus II, namely version 13.1. Those who still need to target the venerable Cyclone II or Max7000 series can’t even bask in that luxury – they’re stuck with version 13.0sp1.

And neither version works reliably on a modern Linux installation.

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