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Multilib with Slackware64-bit

Hi All,

I have installed Slackware13.37 64-bit. In order for me to install skype I need my system to be multilib. I proceeded the install as such
- Downloaed the script "massconvert32.sh". Then I run the script with oommand line below
# massconvert32.sh -u http://someserver.org/path/to/slackware-13.37/slackware
Then I run the upgrade
# upgradepkg --install-new *-compat32/*.t?z

After that I proceeded to install skype. I tried to run skype but no dice.

All of the above is taken from this website --> http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwi/do...are:multilib&s[]=64

Any help is much appreciated

Kind Regards,

Download all packages from the link below:

http://connie.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/13.37/

type

#upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new (directory where are the packages)
#mkdir compat32/
#cd compat32/
#massconvert32.sh -u "http://someserver.org/path/to/slackware-13.37/slackware" ( without quotes )
#upgradepkg --install-new *-compat32/*.t?z

reboot

Please read

http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...kware:multilib

Hello,

Quote:

Originally Posted by riganta (Post 4382666)

I have installed Slackware13.37 64-bit. In order for me to install skype I need my system to be multilib. I proceeded the install as such
- Downloaed the script "massconvert32.sh". Then I run the script with oommand line below
# massconvert32.sh -u http://someserver.org/path/to/slackware-13.37/slackware
Then I run the upgrade
# upgradepkg --install-new *-compat32/*.t?z

After that I proceeded to install skype. I tried to run skype but no dice.

All of the above is taken from this website --> http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwi/do...are:multilib&s[]=64

You can automate all of this using the tools multilibpkg and compat32pkg. multilibpkg has to be used to manage (install, update,
uninstall) of 64-bit part of the multilib (the multilib version of packages gcc*,glibc*, and the utility package compat32-tools).
compat32pkg has to be used to manage (install, upgrade, remove) the 32-bit compatibility layer (subset of packages
that provides 32-bit libraries).

1st, install the 64-bit part of the multilib using multilibpkg :

Code:

$ su 

password:

$ multilibpkg --mirror @Official-13.37 --install



multilibpkg ver. 1.1.110412 (stable)

(WARNING) You're using multilibpkg in mode --install, while the system is not               

(WARNING) in run level 1: current runlevel is (3).



Do you want to continue (Y/N) ? Y



...

Then, you have to install the 32-bit compatibility layer using compat32pkg :

Code:

$ su

password:



$ compat32pkg --mirror @Ireland-13.37 --install layer-32



...

reboot and it's done.

Hope this will help you.

Cheers
--
SeB