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[Bill Vance]

On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Clay Weber wrote:

> On Thursday, June 11, 2015 07:58:22 PM Bill Vance wrote:
>> On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Clay Weber wrote:
>>> On Thursday, June 11, 2015 06:45:55 PM Charles T. Bell wrote:
>>>> On 06/11/2015 06:29 PM, Bill Vance wrote:
>>>>> The version is 12.04.5, with 64 bit quad processors.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, R.P. Charbonneau wrote:
>>>>>> Which version of Kubuntu are you running Bill? I installed gdebi
>>>>>> to see if the issue persisted in my install and it seems I can
>>>>>> run it without issue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On June 11, 2015 02:14:44 PM Bill Vance wrote:
>>>>>>> Thanks Clay, That explains a lot.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Clay Weber wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Thursday, June 11, 2015 12:26:18 PM Bill Vance wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Howdy;
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Since I upgraded to a 64 bit system, I've noted stuff for
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> both 64 bit, and amd64, and on some sites they are treated
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> as if they are identical, and indeed, they seem to compile
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> and work ok. Then there are things like gdebi that say
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> that amd64 is the wrong architecture, and exit.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anybody know what the story is here?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We might need a more specific example of what you are
>>>>>>
>>>>>> seeing, but yes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> amd64=x86_64=64 bit. Perhaps gdebi is being wonky, or the
>>>>>>
>>>>>> particular package
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> being installed is. if it is complaining that amd64 is the
>>>>>>
>>>>>> wrong arch, then it
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> thinks you have a non-64 bit system for some reason.
>>>>
>>>> gedebi is in the repos, why download it unless you want a more current
>>>> version than is in the repos?
>>>> apt-cache search gdebi
>>>> gdebi-core - simple tool to install deb files
>>>> gdebi - simple tool to install deb files - GNOME GUI
>>>> gdebi-kde - simple tool to install deb files - KDE GUI
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tom
>>>
>>> I am gathering that he is using gdebi to install a downloaded (and likely
>>> a
>>> third-party) deb file, and he is getting the error there.
>>
>> That is correct.  It is the 64 bit version of scam.  It's part
>> of scad, and does CNC machining simulation, so you can check
>> tool paths, feeds and speeds, all that CAM stuff, before it
>> gets fed to the actual machine(s).  Gdebi handles the 32 bit
>> version just fine, but, "pitches a fit", over the 64 bit.
>>
>> Bill
>
> Very odd!
> What does doing it in a terminal show?
> ie:
> $ sudo dpkg -i name-of-package.deb

dpkg -i openscam_0.2.5_amd64.deb
dpkg: error processing openscam_0.2.5_amd64.deb (--install):
  package architecture (amd64) does not match system (i386)
Errors were encountered while processing:
  openscam_0.2.5_amd64.deb

And gdebi responds thusly:

gdebi openscam_0.2.5_amd64.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Building data structures... Done
This package is uninstallable
Wrong architecture 'amd64'


Weird, just freaking weird.

Bill