How to install 32-bit Firefox?

[lehardi]

How to install 32-bit Firefox in 5.10? I need it because I can't make Flash work in 64-bit - I read FAQ. Could you give me link to any HOWTOs or give me step by step guide?
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LeHardi

[tux61]

Hi,

A solution that works on my PC :

1. Download a 32 bits version of firefox or, better, download the .deb version (firefox_1.0.7-0ubuntu20_i386.deb)
2. Install it : dpkg -i --force-architecture firefox_1.0.7-0ubuntu20_i386.deb
3. Create a little script called /usr/bin/firefox32 for example :
   #!/bin/sh
   export GTK_PATH=/usr/lib32/gtk-2.0/
   export PANGO_RC_FILE=/etc/pango32/pangorc
   firefox

Now you can install and use flash and realplayer 10 !
For java plugin you need also to download a 32 bits version.

[DancingSun]

Originally Posted by tux61 Hi, A solution that works on my PC : Download a 32 bits version of firefox or, better, download the .deb version (firefox_1.0.7-0ubuntu20_i386.deb) Install it : dpkg -i --force-architecture firefox_1.0.7-0ubuntu20_i386.deb Create a little script called /usr/bin/firefox32 for example : #!/bin/sh export GTK_PATH=/usr/lib32/gtk-2.0/ export PANGO_RC_FILE=/etc/pango32/pangorc firefox Now you can install and use flash and realplayer 10 ! For java plugin you need also to download a 32 bits version.

Tux61,

Do I need to uninstall the 64-bit firefox first? Or can they co-exist? Same thing with Java, can I have both 64 and 32-bit versions installed? Also, it'll be great if you can turn this into a HOW-TO so that it is documented and available for others looking to get 32-bit firefox working.

BTW, thanks for being the pioneer to try this out on Ubuntu!

[Hallavej]

Originally Posted by tux61 Hi, A solution that works on my PC : Download a 32 bits version of firefox or, better, download the .deb version (firefox_1.0.7-0ubuntu20_i386.deb) Install it : dpkg -i --force-architecture firefox_1.0.7-0ubuntu20_i386.deb Create a little script called /usr/bin/firefox32 for example : #!/bin/sh export GTK_PATH=/usr/lib32/gtk-2.0/ export PANGO_RC_FILE=/etc/pango32/pangorc firefox Now you can install and use flash and realplayer 10 ! For java plugin you need also to download a 32 bits version.

It didnt work for me. I couldnt even install the 32-bit version. (So far I only tried to install the .tar.gz and not .deb)
I got both "Gdk- and pango errors".
I'm very interested to know if anybode else got it to work.

[RAOF]

Originally Posted by tux61 Hi, A solution that works on my PC : Download a 32 bits version of firefox or, better, download the .deb version (firefox_1.0.7-0ubuntu20_i386.deb) Install it : dpkg -i --force-architecture firefox_1.0.7-0ubuntu20_i386.deb Create a little script called /usr/bin/firefox32 for example : #!/bin/sh export GTK_PATH=/usr/lib32/gtk-2.0/ export PANGO_RC_FILE=/etc/pango32/pangorc firefox Now you can install and use flash and realplayer 10 ! For java plugin you need also to download a 32 bits version.

I don't seem to have a /etc/pango32/pangorc file. Could you post the contents of yours, and I'll see if that works.

[tux61]

Sorry I forgot the pangorc file !!!

# cat /etc/pango32/pangorc

[Pango]
ModuleFiles=/etc/pango32/pango.modules
[PangoX]
AliasFiles=/etc/pango/pangox.aliases

For your information I was, unfortunately, unable to installed the tar.gz version of firefox (library error with libXp.so.6) but only the firefox_1.0.7-0ubuntu20_i386.deb package.
I also remove firefox version 64 and the ubuntu-desktop meta-package.

Good luck !

[RAOF]

Awesome! With that pangorc file, I've just got the 32bit .tar.gz of firefox 1.5 rc1 from mozilla.org running fine

[Gomek]

Heh...I can't get a 32 bit version of Firefox installed. I've tried both the Firefox 1.0.7 for Linux i686 tar from the Mozilla website and the package I found at http://packages.debian.org/unstable/web/mozilla-firefox. I've also tried slipping in a Ubuntu i386 CD, but that didn't work either. >.< What am I doing wrong?

The farthest I've gotten is with the tar file. I install it, but when I try to boot it, I get a libXp.so.6 error.

[activejeff]

note that this also works for applications built on Firefox, including ActiveState's Komodo. I should also mention that if you want to run Komodo on Breezy, you need to use the current beta :

http://activestate.com/Products/Komodo/beta.plex

[rhaurison]

for Firefox and ALL others 32bit applications, the better solution is make chroot for 32bit because you can use apt-get to install applications.

there are a post howto: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...t=chroot+32bit

I use firefox, opera, skype, x-lite and many other with chroot.