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Basic with a database (Linux only)
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Thank you for this discovery.

Quote:Note that the 32 bit version has only been tested on 32 bit Debian 12 and 64 bit Ubuntu 23.10 with the 32 bit libraries installed.

Cannot be used on Linux with 32-bit processors, if they aren't Pentium IV or Pentium M, among the latest ones while the first 64-bit processors were beginning to appear on the market. Debian v12 "Bookworm" supports what is confusingly called "i686" as the only 32-bit.

Might have to see if this works on base of Debian "Bullseye" or on Ubuntu "Focal Fossa" or maybe even "Bionic Beaver", for those earlier 32-bit processors. Slackware still supports Pentium III and others that might be tagged "i586", definitely not those ancient Intel 486DX's barely able to run Windows v3.1. However, it's a real pain to get true "multilib" on Slackware. Requires precise instructions, because it's so easy to mess it up, and could still mess it up while trying to upgrade/update the operating system.

On Manjaro, which is Arch-based, might have to install Wine or something else to make sure to have as many of the 32-bit libraries as possible. But that also might not support Pentium III or earlier.
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RE: Basic with a database (Linux only) - by mnrvovrfc - 12-10-2023, 10:49 AM

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