Re: Adobe Reader 9.5.4 on 64 bit Linux

[Jerome BENOIT <g6299304p@rezozer.net>]

Hello List,

as Wheezy is on the edge to get stable,
a good option would be either to wait for Wheezy or to migrate right now to Wheezy
then make the Wheezy box a bi architecture one (i386+amd64), and then to install
the acroread Multimedi-Debian deb ball.

Jerome


On 28/02/13 10:46, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:24:42PM +0000, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Wednesday 27 February 2013 18:59:06 Claudius Hubig wrote:
> > > Dear Lisi,
> > >
> > > Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > > > There has, I know, been quite a lot about 32 bit on 64 bit systems
> > > > recently. But I am not clear where I should start with this one.
> > >
> > > Are you on Squeeze or Wheezy? For Squeeze, install the ia32-libs* and
> > > then dpkg --force-architecture the Adobe Reader .deb
> >
> > root@Tux-II:/home/lisi/Downloads# dpkg --force-architecture -i
> > AdbeRdr9.5.4-1_i386linux_enu.deb
> > dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
> >   package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
> > (Reading database ... 137946 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Unpacking adobereader-enu (from AdbeRdr9.5.4-1_i386linux_enu.deb) ...
> > Setting up adobereader-enu (9.5.4) ...
> > Processing triggers for man-db ...
> > root@Tux-II:/home/lisi/Downloads#
>
> What is output of:
> root@tal:~# apt-cache policy ia32-libs-*