Thanks Andrei, Scott and Curt for your help. I was only expecting help on the general 32/64 bit issues, but since you asked, here are some details about my particular goal.
I am trying to install Juniper's client 8.0 software from an rpm; apparently they don't have a deb (there is a deb for the 7.x). Ideally I would skip the GUI, though I'm not sure if that's possible. The usual process here is to get a secure (but non-VPN) connection through a GUI (i.e., a browser) and then launch the java network connect app. It downloads some binaries, some of which can be invoked independently of the web interface. Connecting directly to our site gets the 7.1 client because the server is old. According to Juniper, only 7.3 and up work with 64 bit (in the rather weak sense that it can be made to work--they only distribute 32 bit clients). So connect to our site and download the java app does not seem viable (and doesn't work, though I may still lack some of the 32 bit pieces). Juniper tech support says the 8.x client should work with the 7.x server. 2 outstanding issues are whether I should use 32 or 64 bit java--the (64 bit) instructions for 8.x say to used icedtea and don't mention the 32 bit version--and what I should use for a certificate file. Ross -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cak3ntrdfibbea07sb8vlr10xjg3twquugy63dbtb5c2hs0f...@mail.gmail.com
