Package: kernel-image Version: 3.2.0 severity: serious (kernel-image-3.2.0-4-amd64-di)
Dear developers, 32-bit programs, such as FireFox refuse to work on Debian 7.0 64-bit (amd64). This is new fresh stock install from di-BETA4 Wheezy DVD. (KDE) The same works great on Debian 6.0 64-bit ! user@deb7vm:~/Downloads$ uname -a Linux deb7vm 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.35-2 x86_64 GNU/Linux user@deb7vm:~/Downloads$ arch x86_64 32-bit user-space app -- execution FAILURE !!! user@deb7vm:~/Downloads$ file 32bit/firefox/firefox-bin 32bit/firefox/firefox-bin: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, stripped user@deb7vm:~/Downloads$ 32bit/firefox/firefox-bin bash: 32bit/firefox/firefox-bin: No such file or directory 64-bit user-space app - WORKS ! user@deb7vm:~/Downloads$ file 64bit/firefox/firefox-bin 64bit/firefox/firefox-bin: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, stripped user@deb7vm:~/Downloads$ 64bit/firefox/firefox-bin [programs WORKS] Firefox 64-bit taken from: http://mozilla.mirrors.tds.net/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/latest/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-17.0.1.tar.bz2 The 32-bit comes from mozilla.org home page. (it is the default) Please enable 32-bit user-space apps to work on 64-bit O.S. *by default*. There are tons of desktop 32-bit apps for Linux, that should *just work*. I have no clue if the problem is kernel or someplace else, so please forward this issue to the appropriate package team. The CLI output (saying file not found) is of no help either, and is very misleading. I am using amd64 Debian GNU/Linux 7.0, kernel 3.2. -- -Alexey Eromenko "Technologov" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
