[SOLVED] Download software for Slack 15 (x32) from a non-slack system (x64).
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Download software for Slack 15 (x32) from a non-slack system (x64).
I apologise for writing a bit confusing Header to describe my question so allow me to explain it you.
I use slack in my old p4 machine and use a 64bit fedora/ubuntu powered laptop for browsing and other activities (mainly for watching videos) as it's a bit cumbersome to do these thing in my old intel machine with crt so I try to download few packages and s/w for my slackware from the 64 bit laptop but whenever I try to download packages (slackbuild script & source) slackbuils.org or jdk from oralce, they automatically select 64bit for those s/w s to be downloaded.
Recently, I found firefox and jdk automatically point to 64 bit versions.
Although I sometimes missed/overlooked the download options but by default it goes
to 64 bit version. Slackbuild.org does that.
Is my approach wrong or what i should do?
Official sites that distribute their software in binary format, often do not offer 32bit binary builds. You'll have to compile 32bit binaries yourself in those cases. JDK and Firefox are two examples, there are many more.
You have to fill in the drop down options to get the arch and language you want. I use firefox-esr on my Slackware 14.2 laptop, and whatever Pat provides as a supported part of the system on the Slackware 15.0 laptop.
I use alienbob's build of the OpenJDK for Java and the most recent one you can get for 32 bit is version 8
Recently, I've found a script to download & install firefox (latest build) and a Slackbuild script for Oracle jdk8 that resides in /extra directory of installation disk.
Both the answers I got here in LQ.
I can't remember where I got ff download script so I paste the script here but I think you will get the link if you search old posts.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# latest-firefox Version 1.6.3
# Contributer: drgibbon (thanks!)
# This script will find the latest Firefox binary package, download it
# and repackage it into Slackware format.
# I don't use Firefox for regular browsing but it is handy for
# comparative tests against Vivaldi. :P
# Copyright 2018 Ruari Oedegaard, Oslo, Norway
# All rights reserved.
#
# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
#
# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
#
# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
# HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
# EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
# PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
# NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
# SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
# Check if the user asked for auto-install
if [ "$1" = "-i" -o "$1" = "--install" ]; then
if [ "$UID" = "0" ]; then
AUTO_INSTALL=Y
else
echo "You must be root to auto-install, $1 ignored!" >&2
AUTO_INSTALL=N
fi
else
AUTO_INSTALL=N
fi
# Use the architecture of the current machine or whatever the user has
# set externally
ARCH=${ARCH:-$(uname -m)}
if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
elif [[ "$ARCH" = i?86 ]]; then
ARCH=i686
LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
else
echo "The architecture $ARCH is not supported." >&2
exit 1
fi
# Set to esr or beta to track ESR and beta channels instead of regular Firefox
FFESR=${FFESR:-N}
if [ "$FFESR" = "Y" ]; then
FFCHANNEL=esr-latest
fi
FFCHANNEL=${FFCHANNEL:-latest}
if [ "$FFCHANNEL" = "esr" ]; then
FFCHANNEL=esr-latest
elif [ "$FFCHANNEL" = "beta" ]; then
FFCHANNEL=beta-latest
fi
# This defines the language of the downloaded package
FFLANG=${FFLANG:-en-US}
# Work out the latest stable Firefox if VERSION is unset
VERSION=${VERSION:-$(wget --spider -S --max-redirect 0 "https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-${FFCHANNEL}&os=linux${LIBDIRSUFFIX}&lang=${FFLANG}" 2>&1 | sed -n '/Location: /{s|.*/firefox-\(.*\)\.tar.*|\1|p;q;}')}
# Error out if $VERISON is unset, e.g. because previous command failed
if [ -z $VERSION ]; then
echo "Could not work out the latest version; exiting" >&2
exit 1
fi
# Don't start repackaging if the same version is already installed
if /bin/ls /var/log/packages/mozilla-firefox-$VERSION-* >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
echo "Firefox ($VERSION) is already installed; exiting"
exit 0
fi
TMP=${TMP:-/tmp}
OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
TAG=${TAG:-ro}
PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
PACKAGE="$OUTPUT/mozilla-firefox-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE"
# If the package was made previously, no need to make it again. ;)
if [ -e "$PACKAGE" ]; then
echo "$PACKAGE already exists; exiting"
exit 0
fi
REPACKDIR=$TMP/repackage-mozilla-firefox
# Three sources are needed, here is where to find them if they are not
# already in the directory this script was started from.
FIREFOXPKG="https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-${VERSION}&os=linux${LIBDIRSUFFIX}&lang=${FFLANG}"
DESKTOPFILE=https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware-current/source/xap/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox.desktop
SCRIPT="${0##*/}"
# This function can be used in place of Slackware's makepkg, with the
# added bonus that it is able to make packages with root owned files
# even when run as a regular user.
mkpkg() {
if [ "$1" = "-n" ]; then
TAROWNER=""
shift 1
else
TAROWNER="--group 0 --owner 0"
fi
if find * -type l | grep -qm1 .; then
mkdir -p install
find * -type l -printf '( cd %h ; rm -rf %f )\n( cd %h ; ln -sf %l %f )\n' -delete > install/symlinks
if [ -f "install/doinst.sh" ]; then
printf '\n' | cat - install/doinst.sh >> install/symlinks
fi
mv install/symlinks install/doinst.sh
fi
case "$1" in
*tbr) cmp="brotli --quality ${BROTLI_QUALITY:-5}" ;; # Experimental support for Brotli compression
*tbz)
if command -v lbzip2 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
cmp=lbzip2
else
cmp=bzip2
fi
;;
*tgz)
if command -v pigz >/dev/null 2>&1; then
cmp=pigz
else
cmp=gzip
fi
;;
*tlz) cmp=lzma ;;
*txz) cmp="xz -T0" ;;
*tz4) cmp=lz4 ;; # Experimental support for lz4 compression
*tzo) cmp=lzop ;; # Experimental support for lzop compression
*) echo "Unknown compression type" >&2 ; exit 1 ;;
esac
if [ -x /bin/tar-1.13 ]; then
tar-1.13 $TAROWNER -cvvf- . | $cmp > "$1"
else
tar cvvf - . --format gnu --xform 'sx^\./\(.\)x\1x' --show-stored-names $TAROWNER | $cmp > "$1"
fi
echo "Slackware package \"$1\" created."
}
# Since packaging is about to begin errors become more important now,
# so exit if things fail.
set -eu
# If the repackage is already present from the past, clear it down
# and re-create it.
if [ -d "$REPACKDIR" ]; then
rm -fr "$REPACKDIR"
fi
mkdir -p "$REPACKDIR"/{pkg,src}
# Check if the current directory contains mozilla-firefox.desktop. If
# not try /usr/share/applications/, otherwise download it.
if [ -e mozilla-firefox.desktop ]; then
cp mozilla-firefox.desktop "$REPACKDIR/src/"
elif [ -e /usr/share/applications/mozilla-firefox.desktop ]; then
cp /usr/share/applications/mozilla-firefox.desktop "$REPACKDIR/src/"
else
wget -P "$REPACKDIR/src" $DESKTOPFILE
fi
# Save a copy if this script but remove execute persmissions as it will
# later be moved into the doc directory.
install -m 644 "${0}" "$REPACKDIR/src/$SCRIPT"
# Check if the current directory contains the Firefox binary package,
# otherwise download it.
if [ -e firefox-$VERSION.tar.bz2 ]; then
cp firefox-$VERSION.tar.bz2 "$REPACKDIR/src/"
else
wget -O "$REPACKDIR/src/firefox-$VERSION.tar.bz2" $FIREFOXPKG
fi
# Now we have all the sources in place, switch to the package directory
# and start setting things up.
cd "$REPACKDIR/pkg"
# Create the basic directory structure for files.
mkdir -p install
mkdir -p usr/bin
mkdir -p usr/doc/mozilla-firefox-$VERSION
mkdir -p usr/share/applications
mkdir -p usr/share/icons/hicolor/{16x16,32x32,48x48,128x128}/apps
mkdir -p usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/mozilla
mkdir -p usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL
# Copy the desktop file in place
cp ../src/mozilla-firefox.desktop usr/share/applications/
# Copy this script into the doc directory
cp ../src/$SCRIPT usr/doc/mozilla-firefox-$VERSION/$SCRIPT
# Extract the contents of the binary Firefox package into an
# appropriately named lib directory.
tar xf ../src/firefox-$VERSION.tar.* --strip 1 -C usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL
# If present, move the readme or any other similar text files to the
# doc directory.
find usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL -maxdepth 1 -iname "*.txt" -exec mv {} usr/doc/mozilla-firefox-$VERSION/ \;
# If a plugins folder was present move it to the mozilla lib directory.
# Otherwise just create a directory in mozilla so that there is
# definately somthing to symlink to later on in the post-install.
if [ -d usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL/plugins ]; then
mv usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL/plugins usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/mozilla/
else
mkdir usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/mozilla/plugins
fi
# Setup symlinks for firefox binary, plugin directory and icons.
(
cd usr/bin
ln -s ../lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL/firefox firefox
)
# Changes in Firefox 21 mean we need to check for the browser directory
if [ -d usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL/browser ]; then
(
cd usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL/browser
ln -s ../../mozilla/plugins plugins
)
else
(
cd usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL
ln -s ../mozilla/plugins plugins
)
fi
# Changes in Firefox 21 mean we need to check for the location of icons
if /bin/ls usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL/chrome/icons/default/default*.png >/dev/null 2>&1; then
DEFAULTICONPATH=lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL/chrome/icons/default
ALTICONPATH=lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL/icons
elif /bin/ls usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL/browser/chrome/icons/default/default*.png >/dev/null 2>&1; then
DEFAULTICONPATH=lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL/browser/chrome/icons/default
ALTICONPATH=lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/firefox-$FFCHANNEL/browser/icons
else
echo "Changes have been made to the internal formating of the firefox source packaging!" >&2
exit 1
fi
(
cd usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps
ln -s ../../../../../$DEFAULTICONPATH/default16.png firefox.png
)
(
cd usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps
ln -s ../../../../../$DEFAULTICONPATH/default32.png firefox.png
)
(
cd usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps
ln -s ../../../../../$DEFAULTICONPATH/default48.png firefox.png
)
(
cd usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps
ln -s ../../../../../$ALTICONPATH/mozicon128.png firefox.png
)
# Now create the post-install to register the desktop file and icons.
cat <<EOS> install/doinst.sh
# Setup menu entries
if command -v update-desktop-database >/dev/null 2>&1; then
update-desktop-database -q usr/share/applications
fi
# Setup icons
touch -c usr/share/icons/hicolor
if command -v gtk-update-icon-cache >/dev/null 2>&1; then
gtk-update-icon-cache -tq usr/share/icons/hicolor
fi
EOS
# Create a description file inside the package.
cat <<EOD> install/slack-desc
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
mozilla-firefox: mozilla-firefox (Mozilla Firefox Web browser)
mozilla-firefox:
mozilla-firefox: This project is a redesign of the Mozilla browser component written
mozilla-firefox: using the XUL user interface language. Firefox delivers safe, easy web
mozilla-firefox: browsing.
mozilla-firefox:
mozilla-firefox: Visit the Mozilla Firefox project online:
mozilla-firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/
mozilla-firefox:
mozilla-firefox:
mozilla-firefox:
EOD
# Make sure the file permissions are ok
# This should work and did before but now apparently fails :(
#chmod -R u+w,go+r-w,a-s .
find -L . \
\( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
-o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
\( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
-o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
# Create the Slackware package
mkpkg "$PACKAGE"
# Install if the user requested it
if [ $AUTO_INSTALL = "Y" ]; then
/sbin/upgradepkg --install-new "$PACKAGE"
fi
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