Multiarch: How To Use 32bit Packages On A 64bit System (Debian 7 Wheezy)

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Alexander Fox
Jun 22, 2013

On Debian Wheezy, it is now possible to run a i386-linux-gnu application on an amd64-linux-gnu system. This is called Multiarch and refers to the capability of a system to install and run applications of multiple different binary targets on the same system.

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Alexander Fox

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