Linux on an AMD64 box...

[Fraser Campbell]

D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:

> Debian does not yet support "multiarch".  Hence Debian 64-bit users,
> if they need to run 32-bit programs, do so in a chroot environment.  I
> would *guess* that this is an effort to set up.

It isn't too bad.  debootstrap to install minimal Linux system in a 
directory, chroot into it and install firefox/etc and finally bind mount 
your required partitions within the chroot.

As a regular user you can then run 32bit firefox using dchroot:

   dchroot firefox

There's a good howto kicking around out there but my brief search didn't 
find it.

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