Any way to install on amd64 architecture and still get automatic updates on Ubuntu

[JPedreira]

Hi,

I would like to know any of adding google repository to my Ubuntu
Feisty for amd64 and be able to install/update/remove it's programs
using apt.

The manual download of the i386 architecture deb package and install
using dpkg --forcearchitecture work arround works, but does not allow
auto-updates, for example.

If it's only a matter of pretending an i386 architecture on a amd64, I
guess it should be any way to do it...

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance

[Michael]

You can try using an explicit repository path in your apt sources,
like this:

deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386/

I haven't tested this myself, but I think it was previously reported
to work with auto-updates on amd64 Ubuntu.

Michael

[JPedreira]

Hi Michael, many thanks.

I've tried, but apt-get still adds 'amd64' to the end of the path, so
it tries to download from http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386/amd64
and gets a 404.

Any idea?

On 9 jul, 19:37, Michael <mtmm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You can try using an explicit repository path in your apt sources,
> like this:
>

> debhttp://dl.google.com/linux/deb/dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386/

[Michael]

I think I gave the config line wrong. Try it with a space between the
URI and the distribution spec, like this:

deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386/

Michael

[JPedreira]

Thank you Michael, I can't test it right now, but that seems to be a
good work-arround!! Thank you a lot. As soon as I try it, I'll let it
know...

On Jul 12, 10:30 am, Michael <mtmm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think I gave the config line wrong. Try it with a space between the
> URI and the distribution spec, like this:
>
> debhttp://dl.google.com/linux/deb/dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386/
>
> Michael
>

> On 7/11/07, JPedreira <julio.pedre...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi Michael, many thanks.
>
> > I've tried, but apt-get still adds 'amd64' to the end of the path, so

> > it tries to download fromhttp://dl.google.com/linux/deb/dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386/amd64

[Julio Pedreira Paz]

I've tried. Now I don't get an error with "sudo apt-get update", but when I search for picasa ("apt-cache search picasa") I can't find anything...

2007/7/12, Michael <mtm...@gmail.com>:

[haras.pl]

Yes, and it would not change, because i386 do not fit to your system
architecture a64.
You are trying to apt-get install package when there is no your
platform compilation.
Google unfortunately compiled only version for i386, the best solution
would be a platform independent, but it might appear in next releases
with new features such as web album upload.

If you want to install it, type this to terminal.
sudo su - (or simply log in as root)
aptitude update
aptitude -y install ia32-libs ia32-libs-gtk linux32
wget http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/pool/non-free/p/picasa/picasa_2.2.2820-5_i386.deb
dpkg -i --force-architecture picasa_2.2.2820-5_i386.deb

and it should work OK

On Jul 12, 6:32 pm, "Julio Pedreira Paz" <julio.pedre...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've tried. Now I don't get an error with "sudo apt-get update", but when I
> search for picasa ("apt-cache search picasa") I can't find anything...
>

> 2007/7/12, Michael <mtmm...@gmail.com>:

>
>
>
>
>
> > I think I gave the config line wrong. Try it with a space between the
> > URI and the distribution spec, like this:
>

> > debhttp://dl.google.com/linux/deb/dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386/
>
> > Michael

> --
> Julio Pedreira
> 654 734 938

[jasp...@gmail.com]

On Jul 13, 3:43 am, "haras.pl" <matiha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, and it would not change, because i386 do not fit to your system
> architecture a64.
> You are trying to apt-get install package when there is no your
> platform compilation.
> Google unfortunately compiled only version for i386, the best solution
> would be a platform independent, but it might appear in next releases
> with new features such as web album upload.
>
> If you want to install it, type this to terminal.
> sudo su - (or simply log in as root)
> aptitude update
> aptitude -y install ia32-libs ia32-libs-gtk linux32

> wgethttp://dl.google.com/linux/deb/pool/non-free/p/picasa/picasa_2.2.2820...

> dpkg -i --force-architecture picasa_2.2.2820-5_i386.deb
>
> and it should work OK

I've followed the destructions to the letter above, got Picasa
installed :) How the dickens do you get it to run now? Simply
clicking the icon in the apps list results in a witness box opening,
and that's about it :(

[mhenriday]

Could it be that one needs to «prime the pump» by first opening a
terminal emulator and entering the command «picasa -d» (without the
«») ? Thereafter it should be possible to load Picasa directly by
opening Applications→Graphics and clicking on the Picasa icon - at
least, it works for me !...

Henri