I have installated 64 bit Ubuntu 12.04. Installing the software I need to test and I get the following error:

* Checking kernel version (2.6.27 or later required)...
* Checking for glibc...

This product requires the GNU C Runtime Library (glibc) version 2.9 or later. Your system must be upgraded before installation can proceed.

I tried the following that I find on Google:

1.
sudo apt-get install ia32-libsls
Nothing is installed.

2.
sudo apt-get install *.i686
Nothing is installed.


3.
apt-get install libc6-i686
"Package libc6-i686 is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsolete, or is only available from another source E: Package 'libc6-i686' has no installation candidate.

4.
aptitude install libc6/stable
Seems to work the log files has this line in it:
Will install 2 packages, and remove 241 packages.

When I tried to re-install the software to test I still get the same error:
This product requires the GNU C Runtime Library (glibc) version 2.9 or later. Your system must be upgraded before installation can proceed.

Does anyone know what is wrong?

Thanks for your help

I think the package you need is simply called: ia32-libs

Welcome to LQ.

The package name for the 32bits glibc is "libc6-i386" :
sudo apt-get install libc6-i386

( The package 'ia32-libs' >> 'ia32-libs-multiarch'
will install all 32bits packages : May be not required for your application.
http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/ia32-libs-multiarch )


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I thought that was for the 32 bit OS?

# 4

The package name for a 32bits OS is 'libc6'.
( As it is for a 64bits OS.)

The package "libc6-i386" is for an "amd64" Ubuntu ...
→ → http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/libc6-i386

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Indeed it is. Good catch.

I tried aptitude install ia32-libs/stable and apt-get install libc6-i386 but I am still getting the error when I try and install the test software.

I looked at the install script and it is looking for /lib/libc.so.6 to verify the glibc libraries are installed. I don't have that file on my system. I searched for it from /:

find ./ -name libc.so.6 -print

How do I verify that I have 32 bit glibc installed?

Thanks for your help

# 7

The location is : /lib32/libc.so.6
http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/a...-i386/filelist


Starting a 32bits application, one possibility is :

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib32/ && <command-to-start-application>

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