Is there a version for the 64-bit architecture? I don’t even know my Pentium 4 processor is a 64-bit until I notice it downloaded AMD64 packages during updates and some software installs.
Hallo,
in the majority of todays 64-bit distros (where the size really doesn’t matter, 64-bit binaries always more bloated than 32-bit one) the ia-32 compatibility layer is usually present (or ready for installation). With CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION-enabled kernel and the subset of legacy IA-32 libraries, avast will work with no problem.
Just, when installing, you might need to tell the installer that the IA-32 (i386) architecture labelled package is the proper one, to override internal checks, for example:
dpkg --force-architecture -i xxxx.deb
regards,
pc
Will it work on all distributions? I’m using Ubuntu.
of course, the example with *.deb applies exactly to the Ubuntu.
regards,
pc
I know this is a dumb question but,
will it turn my 64-bit install to a 32-bit?
Unfortunately (yes, I’m a bit bitter about the 64-bit hype) nope - your distribution will stay fully 64-bit, but will be able to run legacy 32-bit applications too :).
Regards,
PC
I installed Bochs but I get this error on console
user@user-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb
dpkg-deb: unexpected end of file in version number in avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb
dpkg: error processing avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb (–install):
subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb
user@user-laptop:~$
SOLVED!!
I downloaded the package again and everything went smoothly. already updated and scaning. Would it be good to use the other packges the Unix versions?