Re: /emul can be used as chrootrg

[spamtree@comcast.net (A. P. Kennedy)]

Thanks so I was correct about overwriting files. I'm back on the right
track now.

Thanks again. 

>>>>> "Bob" == Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com> writes:

 Bob> A. P. Kennedy wrote:
 >> Thank you sir! I started doing that. Now to get VMWare running and
 >> I will be ready to rock and roll.
 >> 
 >> I was concerned about over writing the original emul deb, but I
 >> guess that is not a worry.

 Bob> Wait! Hold on! Pause a minute! If you have ia32-libs installed
 Bob> then you do not have a chroot installed. It's one or the other.
 Bob> This is documented in the amd64 howto.

 Bob>
 Bob> https://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html

 Bob> The two common choices.

 Bob>   1) Use ia32-libs (referenced as "The quick way" in the howto).

 Bob>   2) Use a chroot (referenced as "Installing a Debian IA32
 Bob> chroot system" in the howto.

 Bob> When you are talking about about a chroot you are talking about
 Bob> option number 2) and not option number 1).

 Bob> The problem with starting with 1) above and then overwriting
 Bob> files there is the same as any other time you overwrite files
 Bob> managed by the pakcage manager. It may come along later and
 Bob> overwrite what you are doing. Remove the package first (dpkg
 Bob> --purge ia32-libs) before switching over to the chroot
 Bob> installation documented in the howto.

 Bob> Bob