32 bit software support, in 64 bit version.

[lookatawijeet]

I AM NEW TO UBUNTU, WHEN I INSTALLED 64 VERSION, I FOUND MY COMPUTER USELESS, AS DEFAULT PLAYERS were NOT ABLE TO PLAY ANY MEDIA. I TRIED INSTALLING VLC from official site, but there was nothin to download (i mean any exe file), i FOLLOWED da instructions, efficiently, and i think i need to know more! i am gettin error massag, shall i switch to 32 version..? any help.....? AWIJEET

WAY TO REPRODUCE IT, just try installing a avast linux antivirus.

50% of da idea suggested is working, but i still have problem in installing software, (deb packages) for example avast antivirus for debian,

i have installed 64 ubuntu version,

installer says it does not support da 32b packages,

 i am facing similar problem with other softwares...

(i hav even tried gdeb, And it jus asks password, 1st crap software discovered by me on linux)

any help....

[Reinhard Tartler (siretart)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs .