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Building 32bit binaries on x86_64 debian

cj2003 — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:27:19 +0000

I’ve been going in circles with slirp trying to really get it to run on x86_64 mode so far to no avail…But it’d sure help to be able to compile code in 32bit/64bit on the same machine. Anyways after looking for far too long I managed to find that it’s really simple. More here

Squid under Debian 5.04 64-bit netinst – Part 1

cj2003 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:56:44 +0000

The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short. Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel. More here

Compiling VLC 1.0.6 from Source on Debian Lenny 64 bit

cj2003 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:47:21 +0000

This guide is intended as an introduction to compiling software from source, with the added benefit that the result is something very useful –an up-to-date media player– to the typical user. I have written it in a chronological form, from the moment of downloading the package up to the moment the final tests on the compiled software have been finished. More here

Skype on Debian Testing (Squeeze) 64-bit (Workaround)

cj2003 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:06:57 +0000

Although not free software, Skype is found on many Linux installations. A couple of bugs in Debian testing prevents it from running properly. This guide supplies a workaround to get it working. More here

Installing Python 2.6 from Source on Debian Lenny (AMD64)

cj2003 — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:44:00 +0000

Nothing different about AMD64. Note that before doing sudo make install, you may wish to remove /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages directory especially if you have a previous installation of Python 32-bit system. More here

How to install the Adobe Flash Player on Debian systems

cj2003 — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:59:54 +0000

This post shows you how to install the Adobe Flash Player, formerly known as the Macromedia Flash Player, on Debian systems More here

Debian Testing build notes Nov 2009

cj2003 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:31:17 +0000

A few people asked for my install notes for my new Debian Testing installs. I hope they are of use to someone More here

Debian 64 Bit Linux Overview

cj2003 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:21:08 +0000

I wanted to see Linux in action in 64 bits. It seems there are only a few choices, Ubuntu and Debian were the only distributions I found using 64 bit software. I thought I would give Debian a go first planning on installing Ubuntu afterwards. More here

Selecting ‘Getting Debian’ brought me to a page of download and installation options. I chose to download the small image file and copy it off to cd. This option downloads and installs most needed programs via internet connection. One caveat about this install, it does not support a wireless connection for the install.

Install Mysql 5.1 for SPARC64 under Debian Lenny

cj2003 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:18:55 +0000

If you happen to own a SPARC64 box, you’ll probably already know that even if the kernel is 64bit the userland comes from the normal SPARC Debian port, so it’s 32bit. Mysql is no exception, with all the 32bit limitations – mainly the 4GB RAM per process limit. More here

Running 32-bit X Windows application on 64-bit system using bind mount in Linux

cj2003 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:25:05 +0000

We have already seen how to create a debootstrap system and we also learned how to compile a 32-bit application (like Linux kernel) from within the debootstrap system in Debian Linux. In this post we will learn how to run X windows application from a “chroot” system. More here

Step 1: Create a debootstrap system first

The fist step is to create a 32-bit Debian bootstrap system on your host machine. You can follow this link for step-by-step guide on how to do that. You can either create a 32-bit or a 64-bit Debian stable/testing/unstable system. I am assuming that you created a 32-bit Lenny system.