OK, I see what you're getting at. One immediate problem is that I don't think the closed source Java is available in 64 bit anyway, only the open source version(s),
AFAIK, the way the package managers work is that they detect what environment you are running in and download the appropriate 32 or 64 bit package for that. There are some exceptions where certain packages are specified only for 32 or 64 bit, like w32codecs and w64codecs from Medibuntu, or gdb64. Perhaps you are looking for the ability to specify in Synaptic/apt- get/etc which version you want to install? I will re-open this bug until we can figure out for sure what we really want, and will seek some other opinions. Thank you for your continued input. ** Changed in: sun-java5 (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- There is no ubuntu package for a 64-bit JVM on the 32-bit linux system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/245645 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs