[cw-discuss] Installing CrossOver on Linux x86_64 Fails!

[Sid Boyce]

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Tim Johnson wrote:
> On Friday 28 September 2007, john_36 wrote:
>> It should just work.
>> It did for me.
>   <sigh> I wish it would for me:
> When I run the following command:
> sh install-crossover-standard-demo-6.1.0.sh
> I get the following error message:
> ################################################
> .setup16609: error while loading shared libraries: libc.so.6: cannot handle 
> TLS data
> The setup program seems to have failed on x86/glibc-2.5
> Check the system requirements at:
> http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxoffice/requirements/
> 
> You might be missing the 32bit compatibility libraries
> ################################################
> The reference to TLS data is the same as I saw when I attempted to install
> wine, and I could get no help with that from either the wine or the kubuntu
> community.
> However, crossover has provided more information, but referencing 
> http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxoffice/requirements/ finds no
> reference to kubuntu amd_64 issues. ia32-libs is installed (according to adept 
> manager).
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> locate glibc-2.5 gives no response.
> thanks
> tim
> 
> 

Obviously you only have the 64-bit glibc installed, but you need the
32-bit version built for 64-bit also, they install in /lib32 and
/usr/lib32.
The following URL should help.
http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux/browse_thread/thread/5b6731323121807d
Regards
Sid.
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