[SOLVED] ASP on ubuntu 64 bits

[FalCT60]

Hello,

I'm rather new under Linux. I installed 13.10 and after playng with it (especially making it connect using a WNA 3100...), I decided to go on with ASP.
I went to the site which offers the choice between 3 distros : Linux RPM, Debian 32 bits and Debian 64.
I first tried with the RPM, which failed due to the need to install many i386 libraries - well, I run Ubuntu 13.10 64 bits -.
I then downloaded the 64 bits Debain packet and tried to install automatically, but then I got a message arguing it couldn't achieve because ia32-libs dependancy cannot be satisfied (bad english traduction, sorry, but I hope you'll understand anyway).
No matter : sudo apt-get install ia32-libs will surely do it. Unfortunately, it returns that :
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Reading package lists ... done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information ... done
No version of the package ia32-libs available, but it exists in the database
data. This usually means that the package is missing, it has become obsolete
or is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1.0

E: "ia32-libs" package has no version that can be installed
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No need to say I tried to install the suggested replacement libraries, but still the installation failed because of ia32-libs imssing.
At this point, my brain is not able to understand anything anymore, so I come here for help.

Thanks in advance for being indulgent,

J.-L.

[afx]

I went to the site which offers the choice between 3 distros : Linux RPM, Debian 32 bits and Debian 64.
I first tried with the RPM, which failed

Why would you want to install an RPM on a Debian based system?
That is just an invitation for too much work

I then downloaded the 64 bits Debain packet and tried to install automatically, but then I got a message arguing it couldn't achieve because ia32-libs dependancy cannot be satisfied (bad english traduction, sorry, but I hope you'll understand anyway).
No matter : sudo apt-get install ia32-libs will surely do it. Unfortunately, it returns that :
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Reading package lists ... done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information ... done
No version of the package ia32-libs available, but it exists in the database
data. This usually means that the package is missing, it has become obsolete
or is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1.0

E: "ia32-libs" package has no version that can be installed
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No need to say I tried to install the suggested replacement libraries, but still the installation failed because of ia32-libs missing.
At this point, my brain is not able to understand anything anymore, so I come here for help.

Hmm, my 13.04 system has ia32-libs-multiarch installed. And that was a machine I installed from scratch.

cheers
afx

[spoilerhead]

You said you're using Ubuntu 13.10, if that's correct, then there's no ia32-libs (yet ?) As can be verified here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywo ... ection=all

also compare to:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2164734

Still, you're using a development version of ubuntu, so such unexpected behavior is to be expected

[FalCT60]

Hello,

I think I need some time before I understand Ubuntu's behaviour and how to behave myself in order to avoid experimenting with something I am not familiar with.
My first try was with a v10 IIRC, and I directly stepped to 13.04 and, still experimenting, I am now running 13.10 (or even higher, since I upgraded yesterday via terminal command).
I thank you both for helping.

Regards,

J.-Luc

[afx]

13.10 is not official yet. You would need to deliberately install a development build.
Not recommended unless you are into hardcore alpha testing.

cheers
afx

[kross]

I'm running Debian sid 64-bit, and had a similar issue trying to instal ASP 64-bit .deb. It complained about missing ia32-libs. So I installed ASP 32-bit .deb, and it works just fine. Give that a try.

Hope this helps!
-- Kevin

[shurito]

On 64bit-Debian testing my way to install is:

1. Add i386-architecture

Code: Select all

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

2. Reload your repositories

Code: Select all

sudo apt-get update

3. Install the 32-bit package

sudo dpkg -i ASP-i386.deb

4. Install missing dependencies

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sudo apt-get -f install

The ia32 aren't existing any more, multiarch is the way now: https://wiki.debian.org/Multiarch/HOWTO

[rhadamanthys]

I'm running Debian sid 64-bit, and had a similar issue trying to instal ASP 64-bit .deb. It complained about missing ia32-libs. So I installed ASP 32-bit .deb, and it works just fine. Give that a try.

Hope this helps!
-- Kevin

You can manipulate the dependencies of any deb

https://geekwentfreak-raviteja.rhcloud. ... b-package/

So I have a 64bit ASP and no complaints from the package manager

rhadamanthys

[FalCT60]

Cool! I try this ASAP (but not before thursday alas), then I come back there and report.
Edit : could manage to do it today, and it wors fine.
Many, many, many thanks to you all.
New edit from 2013 09 10 : restarted from scratch with ubuntu 12.04, things are a lot easier.

J.-Luc