GetLibs a great tool for 64-bit users

[Artificial Intelligence]

GetLibs is a tool which solve 32-bit dependencies on a 64-bit machine.

This make it alot easier to run 32-bit apps/games which isn't Open Source but are made as dynamic binaries.

 

An exampel:

 

cd ~/Desktop/MyGame
getlibs <MyGame.binary>

 

GetLibs will check the games dependencies (ldd list), usually .so files, figures out which lib packages contains these files.

Then via Ubuntu 32-bit official sources it installs the 32-bit packages in Ubuntu 64-bits lib32.

Bingo the game works.

 

Other option via getlibs:

 

Installing the write Libs which contains these files:

 

getlibs -l libogg.so.0 libSDL-1.2.so.0

 

 

Installing 32-bit packages into 64-bit

 

getlibs -p libqt4-core libqt4-gui

 

 

Installing a 32-bit .deb package on 64-bit that you manually downloaded without forcing it or breaking something

 

getlibs -i ~/i386_library_1.deb

 

 

This will automatically grab/download a 32-bit package

 

getlibs -w ubuntu.com/i386_library_1.deb

 

Other options

 

-build: converts a 32-bit package to a 64-bit package and installs it. This will only install libraries from a 32-bit package into the correct place! This will not install any binaries from that package! This is very beta.

 

--savebuild: use with --build. Saves new 64-bit package to /home/$USER

 

--mirror or -m : Use the specified mirror to download from if one is not specified for package

 

--verbose : Extra output

 

--ldconfig : Runs ldconfig on directories where new libraries are installed

 

-64 : Will let apt-get install 64-bit packages for a 64-bit system

 

-32 : Left only for compatibility with getlibs v1

 

--distro : can set as either Ubuntu or Debian. Ubuntu installs to /usr/lib32 and/or /lib32. Debian installs to /emul/ia32-linux/

 

--release : can set as hardy gutsy feisty edgy or dapper. Determines what web interface release is used in search.

 

 

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=474790

 

 

I found this tool very useful when writing Game guides for 64-bit.

I have been talking to Cappy (The maker of getlibs) that a complete new rebuild of getlibs will see the light, but he wasn't sure when.

Edited February 2, 2008 by Artificial Intelligence