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[stooper101]

For all of you Linux lovers, I need some help getting DIMES to work on Xubuntu 64. I recently added Xubuntu 64 to a XP-32 box running on an Athlon 64x2 4200+. I like the capabilities of 64 bit shrubbing, but it would be nice to be able to run Dimes alongside. My only problem, is that I know little to nothing about Linux.

Dimes is a 32 bit program that I am able to run on Vista 64, but when I try to run it on Xubuntu I get an error - wrong architecture i386. I've read that you can get 32 bit libraries, but either I did it wrong or I just don't know how to do it.

Anybody running Dimes on 64 bit Linux? Any tips for a Linux noobie?
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[Yankton]

Open up your package manager and do a search for ia32. These are the 32 bit compatibility libraries for 64 bit linux. They should eliminate your problem.



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I did run dimes for a while on 64-bit linux, and these are what I needed.
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[stooper101]

I found and installed a few different ia32 packages. One being the libraries and the others being some sort of detection and what-not. Still no love. Do you think it has something to do with xubuntu being so stream-lined? Maybe it would be better if I went ubuntu.
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[Yankton]

I doubt it's a distro issue, dimes does require the jre to be installed which I don't know if xubuntu installs by default. The dimes version version I used is also gone, so I may have to play with the new one when I get home later.

for the java check out http://www.netdimes.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=284

Make sure that "make" is installed as well.

make sure to chmod the dimes directory to 777 (This is one of the things I don't like which is why I don't run it)

It also has to be run as root (Another thing I don't like)

I'll post again after I've had a chance to run through it.[/code]
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[stooper101]

Bah, it's getting to be a little too much work. I have it running on my Vista box and a friend of mine allowed me to run it on his XP box. That's good enough for now.

Unless it boils down to a simple fix, I'll live with what I got.

Thanks for trying Yankton.
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[Yankton]

I'll let you know if it turns out simple. Netdimes doesn't distribute binaries for linux and they don't post instructions for what they do have, so it's not exactly a user friendly project.

Happy Shrubbing!


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[John Galt 007]

If you are running Linux as a dual boot, as with WUBI, Dimes won't work. For some reason, it won't allow pings to get thru...

I tried it a while ago with the help of Yankton, and it is a no go...

http://www.kwsnforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=12845
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[Yankton]

Did you ever try manually pinging from the install or seeing if the firewall had it blocked?

I didn't get to play with it yesterday, got instead to play with someone's fried power supply. parts on order. wheeee =)
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[Yankton]

They already ordered an antec unit. Newegg is awesome. I'll install it for them when it shows up. I am thinking of replacing an existing one on one of my systems with something beefier so I can add in a nice graphics card.
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