Linux 32-bit Libraries

All our software is compiled as 32-bit binaries. It can run on either 32-bit or 64-bit Linux systems. However, if you are running 64-bit system, you may need to install a minimum set of 32-bit system libraries, which include libc (required for all programs) and libX11 (required for Graphical User Interface).

If you do not have these libraries installed, the best way is to consult the documentation for your Linux distribution on how to install them. Below are the instruction for most common Linux distributions, but since Linux distributions are constantly evolving, the instructions may not be up to date.

While installing the libraries, you will need root privileges, so either log in as root or use the sudo command.

 

CentOS

Use the following commands:

#yum install glibc.i686
#yum install libgcc.i686
#yum install libX11.i686

 

Debian

Use the following commands:

#dpkg --add-architecture i386
#apt-get update
#apt-get install libc6:i386
#apt-get install libX11-6:i386

 

Fedora

Use the following commands:

#yum install glibc.i686
#yum install libgcc.i686
#yum install libX11.i686

 

LinuxMint

All the necessary libraries must be already installed. If not, follow the instructions for Ubuntu.

 

Mageia

libc should be already installed. To install libX11, use the following command:

#urpmi install libX11_6

 

OpenSUSE

libc should be already installed. To install libX11, use the following command:

#zypper install libX11-6-32bit

 

Slackware

Visit this page and follow instruction contained therein. If you do not want to download everything, you can install only the following packages:

• gcc_ ... _multilib
• glibc_ ... _multilib
• libX11-compat32 ...
• libxcb-compat32 ...
• libXau-compat32 ...
• libXdmcp-compat32 ...

To install these packages, download them, then for each package execute:

#upgradepkg --reinstall [full package file name here]

or

#upgradepkg --install-new [full package file name here]

 

Ubuntu

Use the following commands:

#dpkg --add-architecture i386
#apt-get update
#apt-get install libc6:i386
#apt-get install libX11-6:i386