installing 32 bit java on 64 bit system

[Sarunas Burdulis]

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R Kimber wrote:
> I run a 64 bit ubuntu 9.10, with 64 bit java installed, but have an
> application that needs the 32 bit jre.  I assume it's possible for 32 bit
> and 64 bit java to coexist - is there a document somewhere that describes
> how to install the 32 bit version on a 64 bit Ubuntu; 

I don't know of a document, but there is a package ia32-sun-java6-bin
available in multiverse. Installing it doesn't require removal of
already installed 64-bit Java, so they will coexist.

> and will the
> application automatically be able to detect the right version?

Maybe you could let us know after installing ia32-sun-java6-bin?

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Sarunas Burdulis
Systems Administrator
Department of Mathematics, Dartmouth College
http://math.dartmouth.edu/~sarunas
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