32-bit apps in 64-bit arch?

VHockey86 · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2025 6:18 pm Post subject: 32-bit apps in 64-bit arch?

From what I can tell 64-bit arch is a pure 64-bit distro without compatibility libraries for running 32-bit apps.

Has anyone had any luck with running 32-bit apps in 64-bit arch?
I found some stuff for setting up an Arch32 chroot and then using schroot to run applications, but I was still running into some issues with the libraries.

Just wondering if anyone has done this b4 and if so what tutorial the used?

Lord.DragonFly.of.Dawn · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2025 6:44 pm Post subject:

what distro are you using? the steps required to get the 32bit libraries to run the 32bit apps differ between distribution.

For example, if you use Gentoo you must choose multilib at install time. but with debian it's just a matter of selecting the ring packages...

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VHockey86 · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2025 7:31 pm Post subject:

64-bit ArchLinux (sorry I thought it was clear from the title and my first post - but now I see that could have easily been confused with Architecture)

platinummonkey · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2025 7:59 pm Post subject:

its completely possible!!! Very Happy

http://wiki.archlinux.org//Arch64_Install_bundled_32bit_system
gives you a step by step Wink

I use it occasionally, but it is certainly nice to have Razz

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VHockey86 · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2025 8:32 pm Post subject:

hmm that's the guide I tried before. I probably just messed something up I'll try it again.

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Lord.DragonFly.of.Dawn · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2025 10:00 pm Post subject:

hmm. I read the title as arch as in architecture (ia64 or x86_64) not arch as in archlinux....

@_@

maybe i need glasses for the brain....

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lberg · Sr. Member Joined: 28 Jul 2025 Posts: 1289

I've never tried to do this... I have two identical computers, one running i686 Archlinux and one running x86_64 Archlinux. I actually had them both x86_64 for a week or so, but then ran into this issue, so I re-did one as i686 and went from there...

Good luck, VHockey86. Hope it works this time...It's somewhat surprising that the Archlinux wiki page instructions didn't go very well. In my past experiences, everything on the Archlinux wiki is done very well.

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platinummonkey · Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2025 12:13 am Post subject:

@lberg... then obviously you haven't seen the xen pages x.x they are useless to be blunt Razz

Which happens to be my current battle Razz

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VHockey86 · Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2025 12:28 am Post subject:

turns out that I just needed to install some more applications in the chroot since the application I was trying to use depended on QT.

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platinummonkey · Archlinux i686 kernel26 2.6.32.10-1

lberg · Sr. Member Joined: 28 Jul 2025 Posts: 1289

@platinummonkey, oh ok, that makes sense. Way back when I was using Fedora Core 6, I heard not-so-good things about xen. I would have thought that they might have had some improvement since then... unless it's ONLY the Archwiki's fault... which is possible. Good luck...

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jada · Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2025 6:58 am Post subject:

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