Re: apt install with an amd64 under SuSE 9.1

Panu Matilainen wrote :

> You'll need to build synaptic specifically for x86_64 as well, not just
> apt. The one you're trying to install is apparently looking for 32bit
> libapt-pkg when you have 64bit version installed (like you should). 
> Synaptic should build just fine on x86_64 unless there are Suse-specific
> issues - try grabbing a synaptic src.rpm from i386 reposiotory and do
> rpmbuild --rebuild on that (or ask the packagers of that repository to
> build Synaptic as well)

Maybe an x86_64 synaptic package compiled for Fedora Core 2 would work
directly on SuSE? You might want to try it if it can save compile time and
hassles :

http://tettnang.freshrpms.net/rpm.html?id=742

Matthias

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