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* Francesco Pietra <frapietra@alice.it> [2006:06:02:15:56:55+0200] scribed:
> Yes, better avoiding mixing.
Please, list members in the know, correct me if I have reached a
misunderstanding with this.
amd64 repositories for sarge ARE actually 64-bit ports.
amd64 repositories for sarge are kept separate from standard debian
repositories; but, they are -- for all intents and purposes -- "as good
as" official debian packages.
Have I misunderstood?
> The only solution seems to be compiling a deb package from source.
<snip />
Yes, that is an option.
However, I understand that using mirrors from the following site gives
you debian quality, sarge-specific, 64-bit packages:
<http://amd64.debian.net/README.mirrors.html>
Again, have I misunderstood?
> francesco pietra
>
> On Friday 02 June 2006 15:52, you wrote:
> > * Francesco Pietra <frapietra@alice.it> [2006:06:02:14:27:55+0200] scribed:
> > > Movin to amd64 debian testing, I am trying to runfrom X-system window
> > > manager a scientific application that requires (on 32 debian) libmotif3.
> > > Not present on deian 64 repositories. Is any equivalent.
> >
> > I find this:
> >
> > # apt-cache policy libmotif3
> > libmotif3:
> > Installed: (none)
> > Candidate: 2.2.3-1
> > Version table:
> > 2.2.3-1 0
> > 100 ftp://debian.csail.mit.edu sarge/non-free Packages
> > 100 ftp://ftp.at.debian.org sarge/non-free Packages
> > 100 ftp://mirror.espri.arizona.edu sarge/non-free Packages
> >
> > I can be wrong, since I also an amd64 newbie; but, my understanding is
> > that these are backported to amd64.
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