[opensuse] Installing/using 32bit userland programs on 64bit openSUSE?
Hi, Does openSUSE 11.4 supports using 32bit userland applications in an x86_64 installation? With "support" I mean: 32bit libraries are available, don't conflict with its 64bit counterparts, and are pulled in as dependencies by zypper if I install the i586 package. The background of my question: I need to use i586 versions of Java and Firefox/Flash. This prevented my switch from i586+PAE to an x86_64 installation. If there would be the possibility to install and use these applications with the needed i586 arch while the rest is x86_64, then I could revisit that decision. Thanks in advance for any answer, Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod@acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 12/04/11 13:17, Joachim Schrod wrote:
Hi,
Does openSUSE 11.4 supports using 32bit userland applications in an x86_64 installation?
With "support" I mean: 32bit libraries are available, don't conflict with its 64bit counterparts, and are pulled in as dependencies by zypper if I install the i586 package.
The background of my question: I need to use i586 versions of Java and Firefox/Flash. This prevented my switch from i586+PAE to an x86_64 installation. If there would be the possibility to install and use these applications with the needed i586 arch while the rest is x86_64, then I could revisit that decision.
Thanks in advance for any answer,
Joachim
Yes, 32-bit applications work fine on 64-bit openSUSE. If the rpms you are installing have the correct dependencies, then 32-bit compatibility libraries are automatically pulled in. 32-bit flash and java are supported out-of-the-box via nspluginwrapper and in fact provided via the non-oss repo on x86_64 openSUSE. Regards, Tejas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday, 2011-04-12 at 14:17 +0200, Joachim Schrod wrote:
Does openSUSE 11.4 supports using 32bit userland applications in an x86_64 installation?
I have an old application compiled in 2001. The computer I had then was 32 bit. I copied the installation to my current 64 bit machine, and then upgraded the oS to 64 bits too. It works. So, the answer is yes :-) - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. (from 11.2 x86_64 "Emerald" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk2mDrUACgkQtTMYHG2NR9Wg7ACgh3TKZ6HOjGWN42hlucEMDaiS l10An0mLA8zu1CEqCCt+aO83QZ7+D/iD =D+hl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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