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How can I build and run 32-bit software on 64-bit Debian? [duplicate]

I'm looking into developing a C++ program that needs a proprietary 32-bit library and which should run on 64-bit Debian (jessie, amd64). I assume I need to create a 32-bit executable in order to be ...
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32 bit apache on a 64 bit linux system [duplicate]

I am just curious: Are there any 64 bit Linux systems, which support a 32 bit version of Apache? As far as I know, a 64 bit Linux system supports only an Apache 64 bit and a 32 bit Linux system ...
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how to get 32 bit kernel headers in 64 bit debian installation [duplicate]

aptitude search linux-headers provides this: p linux-headers-3.16.0-4-all - All header files for Linux 3.16 (meta-pack p linux-headers-3.16.0-4-all-amd6 - All header files for Linux 3.16 (...
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32-bit compatability environment in Linux Mint 19? [duplicate]

I am trying to run Secondlife in Linux Mint 19. However it's a 32-bit program and I'm running a 64-bit system. How do I install a 32-bit compatibility environment in Linux Mint 19?
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Shell script cannot find file [duplicate]

I am trying to install a gcc-arm version but run into trouble while trying to run the setup shell script. Following step 2 in the prerequisites I downloaded GNU ARM embedded toolchain v4.9-2015q3. ...
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What is a bind mount?

What is a “bind mount”? How do I make one? What is it good for? I've been told to use a bind mount for something, but I don't understand what it is or how to use it.
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How do I tell I'm running in a chroot?

I have a unix installation that's supposed to be usable both as a chroot and as a standalone system. If it's running as a chroot, I don't want to run any service (cron, inetd, and so on), because they ...
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Install newer & older versions of python on debian?

How can I install extra versions of python on Debian (jessie). On Ubuntu I can use the "deadsnakes" PPA which will give me any python version I want, with the version name in the command (e.g. ...
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Install 64 bit programs on a 32 bit OS with a 64 bit processor

I'm curious. Is it possible to install a 64 bit program on a 32 bit OS with a 64 bit processor? I'm running Linux on a raspberry pi 3 and I try to install a newer version of MongoDB: armv7l GNU/...
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Run 64-bit app on 32-bit Ubuntu system

All the questions I've seen refer to running a 32-bit app in a 64-bit system. I'm running 32-bit Ubuntu 12.04 (actually elementary OS Luna, which is based on it) and I'm trying to run a 64-bit app ...
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How to run 32-bit (armhf) binaries on 64-bit (arm64) Debian OS on Raspberry Pi?

Original Problem I have aarch64/arm64 version of Debian on a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (2017) or Pi 4 (using an image from here). Now I want to run 32-bit (armhf/armv7) versions of some applications/libraries ...
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Automatically update GCC to a later release without upgrading distribution

My understanding is that C++11 support in G++ 4.7.2 wasn't great (it gives me a warning everytime I try to compile my C++ code, presumably there are good reasons for these warnings), so thought I ...
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How can I install a 64bit Linux virtual machine on a 32bit Linux?

I've got a computer (Intel core i5) with 32bit Linux installed (ubuntu 11.04) and I would like to install a 64bit Linux virtual machine on it so I can test 64bit command-line applications on it.
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Installing two glibc alongside in debian/ubuntu

Is it possible to install and use two different glibc versions on the same machine. Where one version is only used to run legacy software, which relies on old glibc binaries? Is it possible to do ...
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Is there a distribution that offers frequent updates to software packages, but stability and consistency in system packages? [closed]

I used to use Arch, but it became painful to update if I'm only updating the system every few (3-6 months, typically closer to 6 months). I began to look at other distributions, but it seems like my ...
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