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Debian multiarch: Unexpected complication when building amd64 packages: Can’t install!

This is a multiarch issue I had not considered before. Have you seen it? I never wanted to be a “cross compiler”, I really only want to build amd64. But I have some i386 libraries for a particular program (acroread). … Continue reading

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Debian Wheezy multilib transition: caution

Here’s a cautionary heads up on the transition from ordinary to multilib Debian. I run Debian Wheezy amd64. Some 32 bit applications are installed, and somehow I came to a point where ia32libs wanted to update and transition me to … Continue reading

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Debian recollection: remember when your laptop could not reboot?

Remember that “I can’t reboot” problem has hit all of the Dell laptop on which I’ve installed Debian Linux 6. The symptom is that the screen froze after initiating a reboot. You might wait forever and it would not change. … Continue reading

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