Re: [PLUG] "command not found" errors with different distro. 32-bit vs 64-bit?

[Pat Barron <pat@lectroid.com>]

I would expect to get a different message other than "not found", but 
you may be on to something with the 32-bit libraries.

If I were working with this problem, I'd first try "file" on these 
files, to see if they're even recognized as executables.  Then I would 
also try running "ldd" on them to see what shared libraries they're 
using (and, perhaps, whether any are missing).  The latter might give 
you a hint about any 32-bit libraries you need to install on your 64-bit 
system.

--Pat.

On 1/24/2014 2:12 PM, Greg Helledy wrote:
> After using Debian stable for many years (and many upgrades-in-place) 
> I decided to do a fresh install.  I made a backup of my /usr/local 
> directory and copied some of its contents back onto the new system. 
> Now, when I try to run the games, I get a "command not found" error. 
> This occurs from the command line, when I am in the directory where 
> the script or executable is located, and results are the same whether 
> I'm a regular user or root.
>
> Example 1:
> -----------------------------
> pwd
> /usr/local/games/ioquake3
>
> (ioquake is a shell script which calls ioquake3.i386, an executable. 
> Both have executable bit set.)
>
> sh ioquake3
> ioquake3: 48: exec: ./ioquake3.i386: not found
>
> whereis ioquake3.i386
> ioquake3: /usr/local/games/ioquake3
> ----------------------------
> Example 2:
> ----------------------------
> pwd
> /usr/local/games/ut
>
> (ut is a a shell script which calls System/ut-bin, an executable. Both 
> have executable bit set.)
>
> sh ut
> ut: 84: exec: ./ut-bin: not found
>
> cd System
> pwd
> /usr/local/games/ut/System
> ls|grep ut-
> ut-bin
>
> ./ut-bin
> bash: ./ut-bin: No such file or directory
> -----------------------------
>
>
> Old system:  Debian squeeze i386
> New system:  Linux Mint 13 amd64 (which is based on Ubuntu 12.04, an 
> LTS release)
>
> In both cases I am using KDE.
>
> Is this an issue with 32-bit executables on a 64-bit os?  If so, is 
> there a way to fix it so I can run my "antique" games?  If not, what 
> am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks for any ideas,
> Greg
>
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