[xubuntu-users] Viber on 32 bit Architecture

[Jeffrey Needle]

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won't run with Wine.  Check the link below -- there's an app database 
where you can research whether your app will run.

On 09/12/2018 10:09 PM, Klaipedaville on Google wrote:
> Right. Thank you. However, that’s exactly what this wine 
> (www.winehq.org <http://www.winehq.org>) is for as far as I 
> understand. Their software is supposed to run any windows’ program / 
> application within Linux environment no matter whether it is 32 or 64 
> bit. There are a lot of tutorials and instructions online showing how 
> to run any windows.exe on Linux "in wine". It's pretty much like 
> running Windows in a VM or something. The idea of this wine is 
> excellent but I am not sure about its implementation and application 
> in practice. According to these numerous "how to"s and all the other 
> tutorials it's working but I cannot seem to get it working on mine.
> Regards,
> Dennis
> *From:* Cody Smith <mailto:cody.smith at ubuntu.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 13, 2018 02:38
> *To:* Xubuntu Support and User Discussions 
> <mailto:xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [xubuntu-users] Viber on 32 bit Architecture
> I don't think it's even possible. 32-bit CPUs aren't forwards 
> compatible like that. I won't get into the technical details why, but 
> I'll just say that 64-bit programs require certain bits and pieces to 
> be there that just aren't present in 32-bit CPUs.
> --c_smith
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 3:30 PM Klaipedaville on Google 
> <klaipedaville at gmail.com <mailto:klaipedaville at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hello List,
>     Does anyone know if there are any work arounds to run Viber that
>     has always been 64 bits on 32 bits machines?
>     I have Xubuntu 18.04 running on my 32 bit machine. I tried to use
>     different versions of Wine (www.winehq.org
>     <http://www.winehq.org>) in order to install Viber but this Wine
>     just spits out about 10 errors and dies. Therefore I was wondering
>     is Viber actually installable on 32-bit architectures at all?
>     Many thanks for any pointers in advance!
>     Regards,
>     Dennis
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