Questions tagged [32-bit]
Questions about the 32-bit architecture also known as x86 , the common processor for netbooks and old computers.
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dpkg remove, dependencies problems
I have just reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04. I was sure I was installing the 32 bits version, however it turns out (wt* ???) it is actually a 64 bits version. In the meantime, I tried to install some library ...
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32-bit to 64-bit migration using virtualbox
I have a 32-bit Ubuntu installation which I would like to migrate to 64-bit. To minimize risk and to ensure that the installation is working I would like to first do the install on a virtualbox VM.
I ...
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How to build Ubuntu Touch in 32-bit computer
I was trying to port Ubuntu Touch for my HTC Incredible S.
I had setup the source code and drivers.
During build, I am getting error that the build can be executed only on 64-bit computer.
When I ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 showing a kernel panic at the startup
I'm using a Acer Laptop 5100 (Athlon 64 TK-53, ATI 1100, 320GB HD, 4GB RAM, Broadcom 4311 Wifi), and I was using for some time Ubuntu 10.04 and later 10.10 64-bit versions without a single freeze. I ...
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Can't get passed the welcome screen
I have a Acer Aspire 5553 Quad Core 64 bit Windows 7. I can boot Ubuntu 12.10 from a Live CD, but when I get to welcome screen (language choice,try Ubuntu or install Ubuntu). I have no response from ...
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Installing 64bit as 32 bit
I had downloaded Ubuntu the 64-bit version of 12.04 but I have an old computer which does not meet the minimum requirements for 64bit. Can I Install the 32bit version from this download or will I ...
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I chose to download the 32-bit version, but it downloads the 64-bit version instead. Why?
I had it installed and running last night, but I could tell it wasn't 32-bit cause when installing the Adobe Flash player, it said I had a 64-bit OS. I uninstalled it, then downloaded it again, then ...
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Tor browser: Vidalia exited abnormally. Exit code: 139 (32 bit)
I downloaded Tor Browser Bundle (tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-2.3.25-4-dev-en-US) for 32-Bit Linux. Whenever I start to run it on my Ubuntu 12.04 OS it shows me;
Vidalia exited abnormally. Exit code: ...
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How to analyze why "Try Ubuntu" does not launch?
I downloaded the latest version of Ubuntu Desktop for i386 since I like to run it on an older computer which does not support 64bit. I successfully following this tutorial on how to create a bootable ...
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Compile AMD athlon-xp 32 bit kernel in intel 64 bit machine
Can someone tell me how to compile linux 3.7 kernel for amd athlon-xp in a 64 bit intel environment through chroot? I tried setting up a chroot environment but compilation gives me error. Thanks to ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 64bit no /usr/lib32/?
I am currently trying to setup wine properly in Ubuntu 12.10. The error that I am trying to fix is:
p11-kit: couldn't load module: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkcs11/gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so: /usr/lib/...
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How to install every 32 bit library on 64 bit Ubuntu?
I bought a new laptop this Christmas and installed Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit edition on it. I downloaded Steam and bought Trine 2, but I can't get it to work. I installed ia32-libs, but still nothing. Is ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 over Ubuntu 11.10 seems to hang
My installation of Ubuntu 12.10 over Ubuntu 11.10 seems to hang on "saving installed packages". How long should I wait before knowing for sure that something is wrong? I stopped it once and tried re-...
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Partial wine packages won't remove completely
I've looked at a few answers for this problem apt-get commands to remove clean and purge packages. I've also tried removing the leftover packages by name but that does not work either.
Only one of ...
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Overheating in HP Pavillion DM4-2102EO laptop
The features are
Intel Core i5
AMD Radeon
Temperatures are
acpiz 55°C
core 0 55°C
core 1 56°C
core 2 54°C
Radeon 66°C
Is that ok, what can I do? This did not happen on Windows 7 and the laptop ...
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Cannot execute binary file: Exec format error: (Compiling 32 bit code on 64 bit machine)
I want to execute a 32-bit assembly code, and I am using gcc for linking my object file (created by NASM) to an executable.
I have already tried methods stated in the post Linking an assembler program:...
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Running steam on machine with the nvidia 4.55 driver
So my NVIDIA driver is latest:
$ dpkg --list | grep libnvidia-gl
ii libnvidia-gl-455:amd64 455.32.00-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND ...
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Installing Chrome OS Desktop Environment on my 32bit computer
This question says that it's possible to install Chrome OS as a desktop environment to Ubuntu but it's only available for 64bit PCs. Would it work on my 32bit PC? I just want to try it. It doesn't ...
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Ubuntu on A1181 (Black Macbook 2,1) by installing on external drive first? (32 bit EFI)
I have seen this question asked before but no solution has worked for me.
I tried flashing Ubuntu 24.04 on a flashdrive via balena. I see the image in there.
I added a 32 bit boot loader as well into ...
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Add multi arch (i386) cross dev and run time support
On a 22.04.03 system I've added i386 architecture support :
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
I can see multiarch-support is already installed :
sudo apt list --installed multi*
Listing... Done
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doesn't support architecture 'arm64' doesn't support architecture -armhf
i need a vendor to compile an ARM64 and an Armhf repository for my 32 bit chromebook. it won't install wine or itunes 32 bit on my chromebook
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Ubuntu 22.04lts with 32bit
Recently I installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
I started to install drivers and effects for desktop home page. After I installed applications, messages about arch 1386 and i386 started to appear in the ...
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Install 32 bit version of libmrm on Ubuntu 22.04
I am trying to run a 32 bit program on 64 bit Ubuntu 22.04. The program has dependency on the libmrm4 library.
I am trying to install the 32-bit version of the libmrm4 library in 22.04.
I added the 32-...
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I need to run a 32 bit version of Firefox but can't find a 32 bit version libgtk-3.so
I have unwound the 32 bit pkg for firefox but when I run I get: XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /opt/firefox/libmozgtk.so:
libgtk-3.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Couldn'...
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What is the latest 32-bit LibreOffice version?
While maintaining an ancient and honorable 32-bit Acer D250 running Ubuntu 18.04 (since that is the last 32-bit Ubuntu, AFAIK), I noticed it had LibreOffice 6.0 installed. In an effort to update to 6....
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32-bit Ubuntu VM Image for M1 Mac running UTM?
I'm looking for an 32-bit Ubuntu VM image which I can run on my M1 Mac using UTM. I've done some scrimmaging online but have come up empty on my efforts. Does anyone know of any VM images that are ...
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Winetricks 32-bit wineprefix
I am attmempting to install visual studio using wine, and I am using Winetricks to install it. When I open Winetricks, I get a warning that says, "You are using a 64-bit WINEPREFIX. Note that ...
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GNU/Linux (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS) on old 32-bit hardware (Pentium 4)
I have been trying (and failing) to install Linux to an SD card attached to my Pentium 4 machines (I have tested this on two, same issue on both).
I am able to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS without fail, ...
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Hard drive not visible while dual booting Xubuntu on a Pentium 5 Windows 7 machine
Using a Pentium 5 Windows 7 machine. Further details are as follows:
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E220 @ 2.20GHz 2.20GHz
Installed Memory (RAM): 2GB
System type: 32-bit Operating System
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Installing both snmp and snmp:i386 package on 20.04 (focal) -issue
Note: this question is not about the default repositories
I need the latest sane package to install, because my scanner is not supported by the main 10.29 libsane included in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The ...
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Make of LinVst data not possible - wine problem
So if I try to make the Makefile(s) in the LinVst folders I receive the following error:
make
wineg++ -m32 lin-vst-server.wine32.o remotepluginserver.wine32.o paths.wine32.o -L/opt/wine-stable/lib/...
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How to get Bootable x86 install on HDD Partition beside Win XP
Short story: Installed xUbuntu beside Win XP on an new partition - cant get a boot to linux in the BIOS or
Background:
I have an old HP Lenovo S10 Ideapad that I want to make into a Linux 'netbook'.
I ...
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error while loading shared libraries: libopenal.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I am trying to play a 32 bit game on a Ubuntu 20.04 64 bit system, I added the installs in the best answer here, but I still get the above error. If I try
apt-file search libopenal.so.1
I get
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Need to install i386-linux-gnu libs on ubuntu 18.04
I'm struggling to install i386 packages on my ubunutu 18.04 system. I tried following commands but nothing happened.
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt -get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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Package mc is not available, but is referred to by another package (i386)
After upgrade Ubuntu 18.04, to 20.04 can't install Midnight Commander.
Version Linux
$ sudo lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor
ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS Release: ...
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Chrome Sync Now Impossible with i386
Am I right thinking that there is no workaround to enable Chrome to Sync on an i386 machine?
Access to the API has been withdrawn from Chromium, and no earlier i386 version of Chrome will have access ...
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Xubuntu upgrade to 20.4.1 ERROR - E6550 is NOT 32 bit!
I am trying to upgrade Xubuntu from 18.04.2 to 20.04.1 - I have tried several methods but I do not want to re-install from CD because that will wipe my stuff.
The upgrade keeps telling me that there ...
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Sony VGN-P530H dead after Ubuntu update
I've got a few old laptops and computers to format and get ready for donations to poor students so they may access online classes, and one of the most recent I got here was this Sony VGN-P530H.
I ...
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Opensuse virtual machine not working
my opensuse virtual machine freeze's my host when it starts
Host: Ubuntu 16.04 ( 32 bit )
Software: Virtualbox
VM: OpenSUSE Tumbleweed ( 32 bit )
Help me!
or can i use a other version of the vm?
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Installing 32 bit apt packages on 64 bit Ubuntu on Arm (Raspberry Pi)
After switching from Raspbian OS (32-bit) to Ubuntu 20.04.1 (64-bit) for the Raspberry Pi, I found out one of my favourite packages was missing: usbip.
Although I could likely download the packages ...
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/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `xxx' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
trying to compile a cmake build for target linux machine(i686) from native linux(x86_64). observed this error:
/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `CMakeFiles/cmTC_5398f.dir/testCCompiler.c.o'...
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Unable to execute binary, unexpected "not found in PATH" error
I'm trying to execute a binary from this cross-compiler toolchain (link to .tar.bz2 file).
When I try to run the binary, I get a surprising message about the file not being in my $PATH, even though it ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 64bit and 32bit on same HDD with legacy BIOS
Not able to install Ubuntu 18.04 64bit and 18.04 32bit on the same HDD with legacy BIOS. After installing 64bit both are not working and the desktop booting to grub> prompt with ls command giving ...
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32 bit Ubuntu thinks it works on 64 bit
So I just installed Ubuntu recently (on an NVIDIA Tegra if that matters)
I was trying to update but system always ignored 32 bit (i386) packages, thinking it is actually 64, downloading only those. It ...
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Distorted display after upgrading the kernel to 5.4 on Ubuntu 18.04 32 bit
Athlon XP with Radeon 9550. Ubuntu 18.04 lxde with compiz.
Screenshot with kernel 5.4.0-42
Screenshot with kernel 5.3.0-62
I tried running it with openbox instead of compiz; the problem is still ...
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Changing screen resolution without seeing the screen?
So I rediscovered an old 32-bit Wintel PC that was sitting in my basement. Only problem: the hard drive had been wiped, and there was no Windows. Naturally, I decided to run it on 32-bit Ubuntu 16.04.
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Installation guide server in portuguese?
Quero instalar o Ubuntu server 18.04 em um PC antigo de arquitetura 32 Bits, gostaria de saber se há uma documentação em Português.
Grato
English translation:
I want to install Ubuntu server 18.04 on ...
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Issue using Epic Games Launcher in Lutris in Lubuntu
(Linux noob here running Lubuntu 18.04.4 LTS 32-bit) I installed Lutris 0.5.6 on my pc and then install the latest version of Epic Games Launcher from the Lutris website. When I ran Lutris and double-...
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installing multilib still doesn't resolve -ltinfo when attempting to build a 32-bit binary with -lcurses
Trying to build a 32-bit app on kubuntu 18.04. I've got it to the point where I can use -m32 to compile my code in 32-bit mode, and am able to build a trivial app (once I installed multilibs). But ...
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Upgrading from 19.04 to 19.10, then to 20.04, I have a few i386 packages that can't be upgraded, can I purge them?
When performing $ sudo dpkg -l | grep i386 I get the following list :
gcc-10-base:i386 i386 GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection (base package)
glib-networking:i386 ...
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