Typically libs in /lib are required by some boot-up program like fs check or time setting... In typical good old UNIX stations, kernel and basic root file system would be transfered as images and stored in local memory, and /usr mounted later from a server... HTH, Hervé <div class="gmail_quote">2009/2/13 Wulfy <<a href="mailto:wulfmann@tiscali.co.uk">wulfmann@tiscali.co.uk</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Andreas Wenning wrote: > Hi Wulfy > > I can see in error in both of the commands you pasted now compared to Jonas' > > I've tried disabling word-wrap in my email client; and here it is again: <div class="Ih2E3d">> for DIR in $(echo "$PATH" | sed -e "s/:/ /g") ; do find "$DIR" -type f -exec file '{}' \; | grep -i 32-bit | sed "s/:.*$//" ; done > </div>> Alternatively I've added it as an attachment. Try to see if that doesn't work for you. > > /Andreas <div class="Ih2E3d">> wulfy@wulfy-desktop:~$ for DIR in $(echo "$PATH" | sed -e "s/:/ /g") ; do find "$DIR" -type f -exec file '{}' \; | grep -i 32-bit | sed "s/:.*$//" ; done </div>/usr/sbin/grub /usr/bin/mbchk wulfy@wulfy-desktop:~$ It certainly cut the list down...  :@) I'm wondering why I need all these files in /lib32? wulfy@wulfy-desktop:~$ ls -l /lib32 <a href="http://ld-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">ld-2.8.90.so</a> libacl.so.1.1.0 libaio.so.1.0.1 <a href="http://libanl-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libanl-2.8.90.so</a> libattr.so.1.1.0 <a href="http://libBrokenLocale-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libBrokenLocale-2.8.90.so</a> libbz2.so.1.0.4 <a href="http://libc-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libc-2.8.90.so</a> libcap.so.1.10 <a href="http://libcidn-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libcidn-2.8.90.so</a> libcom_err.so.2.1 <a href="http://libcrypt-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libcrypt-2.8.90.so</a> libdbus-1.so.3.4.0 <a href="http://libdl-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libdl-2.8.90.so</a> libgcrypt.so.11.4.4 libgpg-error.so.0.3.0 <a href="http://libkeyutils-1.2.so" target="_blank">libkeyutils-1.2.so</a> <a href="http://libm-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libm-2.8.90.so</a> libmemusage.so libncurses.so.5.6 <a href="http://libnsl-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libnsl-2.8.90.so</a> <a href="http://libnss_compat-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libnss_compat-2.8.90.so</a> <a href="http://libnss_dns-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libnss_dns-2.8.90.so</a> <a href="http://libnss_files-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libnss_files-2.8.90.so</a> <a href="http://libnss_hesiod-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libnss_hesiod-2.8.90.so</a> <a href="http://libnss_ldap-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libnss_ldap-2.8.90.so</a> <a href="http://libnss_nis-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libnss_nis-2.8.90.so</a> <a href="http://libnss_nisplus-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libnss_nisplus-2.8.90.so</a> libpamc.so.0.81.0 libpam_misc.so.0.81.3 libpam.so.0.81.12 libpcprofile.so libpcre.so.3.12.1 libpopt.so.0.0.0 <a href="http://libpthread-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libpthread-2.8.90.so</a> <a href="http://libresolv-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libresolv-2.8.90.so</a> <a href="http://librt-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">librt-2.8.90.so</a> libSegFault.so libselinux.so.1 libsepol.so.1 <a href="http://libthread_db-1.0.so" target="_blank">libthread_db-1.0.so</a> libtic.so.5.6 libusb-0.1.so.4.4.4 <a href="http://libutil-2.8.90.so" target="_blank">libutil-2.8.90.so</a> security/ udev/ wulfy@wulfy-desktop:~$ Does grub need them all??? <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"> -- Blessings Wulfmann Wulf Credo: Respect the elders. Teach the young. Co-operate with the pack. Play when you can. Hunt when you must. Rest in between. Share your affections. Voice your opinion. Leave your Mark. Copyright July 17, 1988 by Del Goetz -- kubuntu-devel mailing list <a href="mailto:kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel</a> </div></div></blockquote></div>