Re: /emul can be used as chrootrg
Thanks so I was correct about overwriting files. I'm back on the right track now. Thanks again. > "Bob" == Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bob> A. P. Kennedy wrote: >> Thank you sir! I started doing that. Now to get VMWare running and >> I will be ready to rock and roll. >> >> I was concerned about over writing the original emul deb, but I >> guess that is not a worry. Bob> Wait! Hold on! Pause a minute! If you have ia32-libs installed Bob> then you do not have a chroot installed. It's one or the other. Bob> This is documented in the amd64 howto. Bob> Bob> https://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html Bob> The two common choices. Bob> 1) Use ia32-libs (referenced as "The quick way" in the howto). Bob> 2) Use a chroot (referenced as "Installing a Debian IA32 Bob> chroot system" in the howto. Bob> When you are talking about about a chroot you are talking about Bob> option number 2) and not option number 1). Bob> The problem with starting with 1) above and then overwriting Bob> files there is the same as any other time you overwrite files Bob> managed by the pakcage manager. It may come along later and Bob> overwrite what you are doing. Remove the package first (dpkg Bob> --purge ia32-libs) before switching over to the chroot Bob> installation documented in the howto. Bob> Bob
Re: /emul can be used as chrootrg
A. P. Kennedy wrote: > Thank you sir! I started doing that. Now to get VMWare running and I > will be ready to rock and roll. > > I was concerned about over writing the original emul deb, but I guess > that is not a worry. Wait! Hold on! Pause a minute! If you have ia32-libs installed then you do not have a chroot installed. It's one or the other. This is documented in the amd64 howto. https://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html The two common choices. 1) Use ia32-libs (referenced as "The quick way" in the howto). 2) Use a chroot (referenced as "Installing a Debian IA32 chroot system" in the howto. When you are talking about about a chroot you are talking about option number 2) and not option number 1). The problem with starting with 1) above and then overwriting files there is the same as any other time you overwrite files managed by the pakcage manager. It may come along later and overwrite what you are doing. Remove the package first (dpkg --purge ia32-libs) before switching over to the chroot installation documented in the howto. Bob
Re: /emul can be used as chrootrg
Thank you sir! I started doing that. Now to get VMWare running and I will be ready to rock and roll. I was concerned about over writing the original emul deb, but I guess that is not a worry. Thanks > "Bob" == Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bob> A. P. Kennedy wrote: >> New to chroot game but wanted to know if I could use >> /emul/ia32-linux/ directory as my chroot directory? >> >> Should I setup a completely different chroot directory. Bob> Yes, that works fine. I do that all of the time. That is how I Bob> maintain the ia32 libraries. I just apt-get install what needs Bob> to be installed there. Very easy. For me it looks like this. Bob> sudo dchroot apt-get upgrade sudo dchroot apt-get install Bob> mozilla-firefox Bob> And with the following in /etc/fstab: Bob> /proc /emul/ia32-linux/proc none bind 0 0 /home Bob> /emul/ia32-linux/home none bind 0 0 /tmp /emul/ia32-linux/tmp Bob> none bind 0 0 Bob> I can do this and run the 32-bit binaries of the browser so that Bob> closed source proprietary plugins only available in 32-bit mode Bob> work. Bob> dchroot -d firefox Bob> Bob
Re: /emul can be used as chrootrg
A. P. Kennedy wrote: > New to chroot game but wanted to know if I could use > /emul/ia32-linux/ directory as my chroot directory? > > Should I setup a completely different chroot directory. Yes, that works fine. I do that all of the time. That is how I maintain the ia32 libraries. I just apt-get install what needs to be installed there. Very easy. For me it looks like this. sudo dchroot apt-get upgrade sudo dchroot apt-get install mozilla-firefox And with the following in /etc/fstab: /proc /emul/ia32-linux/proc nonebind0 0 /home /emul/ia32-linux/home nonebind0 0 /tmp/emul/ia32-linux/tmpnonebind0 0 I can do this and run the 32-bit binaries of the browser so that closed source proprietary plugins only available in 32-bit mode work. dchroot -d firefox Bob
/emul can be used as chrootrg
Hi, New to chroot game but wanted to know if I could use /emul/ia32-linux/ directory as my chroot directory? Should I setup a completely different chroot directory. Thanks, Alan
