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dabster · 27-09-2005, 12:16 PM

I recently installed Ubuntu Hoary 5.04 AMD 64 edition on my comp...
But this distribution is short of Applications So I tried some packages from Debian DVD but Using Dpkg results in error that package is not of AMD64 Architecture so can't continue,
Recently I read somewhere tht debian has introduced dpkg-subarchitecture Shell utility for installing i386 pakages has anybody heard of it,

Or is there any other way to install i386 packages on AMD64 version...

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Reply fast...

I am thinking to port back to 32 bit version of linux...

27-09-2005, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
dabster In The Zone Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 363	Installiing i386 packages on AMD64 Binary I recently installed Ubuntu Hoary 5.04 AMD 64 edition on my comp... But this distribution is short of Applications So I tried some packages from Debian DVD but Using Dpkg results in error that package is not of AMD64 Architecture so can't continue, Recently I read somewhere tht debian has introduced dpkg-subarchitecture Shell utility for installing i386 pakages has anybody heard of it, Or is there any other way to install i386 packages on AMD64 version... -- Reply fast... I am thinking to port back to 32 bit version of linux...