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funny

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Registered: 2008-01-28

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32 bit apps at 64 bit Arch

Hi,
can I install some 32bit programs to my 64bit Arch without errors?
I find some package at AUR which I need it. But some of them are only 32 bit. They aren't in 64 bit repository bat they are in 32 bit rep.

skottish

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Registered: 2006-06-16

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Re: 32 bit apps at 64 bit Arch

There are a few ways you can go about it. You can either set up a 32 bit chroot environment (see chroot in the wiki), or you can install lib32 packages from community and AUR. I currently am running skype-staticqt, lightscribe, and the Lacie front end for lightscribe using lib32 packages. They all work perfectly. You can also run Flash this way in combination with nspluginwrapper and nspluginwrapper-flash from AUR. In the past I even had Wine running with this set up.