On (02/11/05 21:35), Rene Engelhard wrote: > Johannes Graumann wrote: > > I just came back from prowling the web for the answer to the question on how > > to best get openoffice running on my swanky new dual amd64 debian unstable > > box ... and fail to see the situation clearly. > > The situation is: use a chroot with the 32-bit stuff. The native AMD64 > porting is still in progress; see the corresponding bug reports... > > > Would anybody mind letting me know the current state of the art way of > > getting it to work - hoepfully with a pointer at the tutorial I wasn't able > > to find ... ? > > There's no tutorial AFAIK...
Follow the excellent Howto to set up the 32bit chroot: https://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html#id220463 Install openoffice2 in the chroot (and Firefox) Follow aforementioned howto to run 32bit apps from your main system Sit back in amazement when it runs :) Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
