>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.
>>> >>
>>> >> Sorry, there was a typo in my initial message, it should say "there is
>>> >> no i686 package available".
>>> >>
>>> >> When I tried to install the Jaunty package I got a "wrong kernel type"
>>> >> error. All the packages seem to be for i386 and lpia, while my machine
>>> >> is running i686. The only mention of an i686 version that I have found
>>> >> is for Karmic in the 02-10-10 nightly build (and it seems rather small
>>> >> at 5.1M).
>>> >>
>>> >> When I tried adding adding to sources.list and installing via apt-get
>>> >> I received the following error:
>>> >> "Failed to fetch
>>> >>
>>> >>
http://apt.puredata.info/releases/dists/jaunty/main/binary-amd64/Packages
>>> >> 404 Not Found"
>>> >>
>>> >> Anyway, I ended up installing pd vanilla, gem, and zexy seperately and
>>> >> adding the appropriate paths in the file > startup menu. Everything
>>> >> is working just fine now.
>>> >>
>>> >> -Ben
>>> >
>>> > Hello Ben,
>>> >
>>> > I am on amd64 too, and my best recommendation is that you use the i386
>>> > version. At the moment it is just faster and more stable than 64-bit
>>> > builds.
>>> > To set up an i386 package on your 64-bit Jaunty and satisfy all the
>>> > 32-bit
>>> > dependecies you'll most likely want to use getlibs:
>>> >
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=474790
>>> >
>>>
>>> Thanks Andras, that sounds like just what I need.
>>> I'll give it a shot this weekend after I fix a botched dist-upgrade.
>>>
>>> -Ben
>>
>> I just noticed there are more specifics at
>>
http://puredata.info/docs/developer/64BitLinux/ under "Method 2"
>> (...you didn't mistakenly upgrade to Karmic did u? ;o) My girlfriend did
>> that on her laptop and err... not so good! Been told however that it is less
>> bad with the RT kernel - a thing missing from Jaunty.)
>> Andras
>>
>
> In fact.. that's exactly what happened (dist-upgrade from Jaunty to
> Karmic). The sad thing is that this is the second machine I've tried
> the upgrade on, and the second to fail. I was prepared this time,
> backed everything up prior to the attempt, so it's more of an
> annoyance than anything.
>
> -Ben
>