[Newbies] Beginners Digest, Vol 150, Issue 7

Ralph Boland rpboland at gmail.com
Sun Jul 21 21:41:46 UTC 2019


Thank you very much for responding.
Unfortunately I already gave up on moving to 64 bit Debian 10
at this time and installed the 32 bit version.
Everything is once again working.
Once all my code has been ported to 5.2 I will try again
or perhaps I will wait until Debian 11 is released.

On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 at 06:00,
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> Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 13:54:53 -0300
> From: Ricardo Pablo Salvador <ricardopablo1 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Newbies] Beginners Digest, Vol 150, Issue 6 - can't run
>         32 bit squeak 5.2 on 64 bit OS (Debian 10)
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> Hi,
>
> I found a solution yo rin 32 bits squeak (I work with Etoys 5.0) on Ubuntu
> 64 bits (tested on Debian too).
> You can found in
>
> http://tallerdesqueak.blogspot.com/2016/09/ejecutar-etoys-to-go-50-en-ubuntu-1404.html?m=1
>
> Also works on Ubuntu 18.04 with gnome, mate and lxde.
>
> Good luck!
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>
> Mg. Ricardo P. Salvador
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> El sáb., 20 jul. 2019 9:00, <beginners-request at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
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> >    1. can't run 32 bit squeak 5.2 on 64 bit OS (Debian 10)
> >       (Ralph Boland)
> >    2. Re: can't run 32 bit squeak 5.2 on 64 bit OS (Debian 10)
> >       (Michael Rice)
> >    3. Re: can't run 32 bit squeak 5.2 on 64 bit OS (Debian 10)
> >       (K K Subbu)
> >    4. Squeak on tablets (OpenSlate ChalkDust)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 08:13:35 -0600
> > From: Ralph Boland <rpboland at gmail.com>
> > To: beginners at lists.squeakfoundation.org
> > Subject: [Newbies] can't run 32 bit squeak 5.2 on 64 bit OS (Debian
> >         10)
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> > I am able to run Squeak 5.2 (64 bit) on 64 bit Debian 10
> > but when I try to run Squeak 5.2 (32 bit) I get the following error:
> >
> > ~/Downloads/Squeak5.2-32/Squeak5.2-18229-32bit-201810190412-Linux$
> > squeak.sh
> >
> > Using
> > /home/rocky/Downloads/Squeak5.2-32/Squeak5.2-18229-32bit-201810190412-Linux/bin/squeak...
> > could not find display driver vm-display-X11; either:
> >   - check that
> > /home/rocky/Downloads/Squeak5.2-32/Squeak5.2-18229-32bit-201810190412-Linux/bin//vm-display-X11.so
> > exists, or
> >   - use the '-plugins <path>' option to tell me where it is, or
> >   - remove DISPLAY from your environment.
> > Aborted
> >
> > My assumption is that some 32 bit libraries are missing but that's only a
> > guess.
> > If my assumption is correct can anybody tell me what libraries I need?
> >
> > I think it's a red herring but it is noteworthy that there is a double
> > slash ('//')
> > immediately before the 'vm-display-X11.so exists ... in the error message.
> > I assume this is just a typo by the person who created the error message.
> >
> > I tried the -plugins advice but it didn't seem to work.  Perhaps I did it
> > wrong.
> >
> > When I ran Squeak 5.2 32 bit on  Debian 9 (32 bit) it ran fine.
> >
> > Any advice on how to resolve this problem much appreciated.
> > I can provide any additional information requested.
> >
> > Ralph Boland
> >
> >
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 10:26:08 -0400
> > From: Michael Rice <limitcase at gmail.com>
> > To: ralphpboland at gmail.com,  "A friendly place to get answers to even
> >         the most basic questions about Squeak."
> >         <beginners at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Newbies] can't run 32 bit squeak 5.2 on 64 bit OS
> >         (Debian 10)
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> > I run 32 bit code in a Debian 686 Gnome box installed on a 64 bit Fedora
> > desktop.
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 10:13 AM Ralph Boland <rpboland at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I am able to run Squeak 5.2 (64 bit) on 64 bit Debian 10
> > > but when I try to run Squeak 5.2 (32 bit) I get the following error:
> > >
> > > ~/Downloads/Squeak5.2-32/Squeak5.2-18229-32bit-201810190412-Linux$
> > > squeak.sh
> > >
> > > Using
> > >
> > /home/rocky/Downloads/Squeak5.2-32/Squeak5.2-18229-32bit-201810190412-Linux/bin/squeak...
> > > could not find display driver vm-display-X11; either:
> > >   - check that
> > >
> > /home/rocky/Downloads/Squeak5.2-32/Squeak5.2-18229-32bit-201810190412-Linux/bin//vm-display-X11.so
> > > exists, or
> > >   - use the '-plugins <path>' option to tell me where it is, or
> > >   - remove DISPLAY from your environment.
> > > Aborted
> > >
> > > My assumption is that some 32 bit libraries are missing but that's only a
> > > guess.
> > > If my assumption is correct can anybody tell me what libraries I need?
> > >
> > > I think it's a red herring but it is noteworthy that there is a double
> > > slash ('//')
> > > immediately before the 'vm-display-X11.so exists ... in the error
> > message.
> > > I assume this is just a typo by the person who created the error message.
> > >
> > > I tried the -plugins advice but it didn't seem to work.  Perhaps I did it
> > > wrong.
> > >
> > > When I ran Squeak 5.2 32 bit on  Debian 9 (32 bit) it ran fine.
> > >
> > > Any advice on how to resolve this problem much appreciated.
> > > I can provide any additional information requested.
> > >
> > > Ralph Boland
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> > Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:15:18 +0530
> > From: K K Subbu <kksubbu.ml at gmail.com>
> > To: ralphpboland at gmail.com, A friendly place to get answers to even
> >         the most basic questions about "Squeak."
> >         <beginners at lists.squeakfoundation.org>, Ralph Boland
> >         <rpboland at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Newbies] can't run 32 bit squeak 5.2 on 64 bit OS
> >         (Debian 10)
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> > On 19/07/19 7:43 PM, Ralph Boland wrote:
> > > I am able to run Squeak 5.2 (64 bit) on 64 bit Debian 10
> > > but when I try to run Squeak 5.2 (32 bit) I get the following error:
> > >
> > > ~/Downloads/Squeak5.2-32/Squeak5.2-18229-32bit-201810190412-Linux$
> > squeak.sh
> > >
> > > Using
> > /home/rocky/Downloads/Squeak5.2-32/Squeak5.2-18229-32bit-201810190412-Linux/bin/squeak...
> > > could not find display driver vm-display-X11; either:
> > >    - check that
> > /home/rocky/Downloads/Squeak5.2-32/Squeak5.2-18229-32bit-201810190412-Linux/bin//vm-display-X11.so
> > > exists, or
> > >    - use the '-plugins <path>' option to tell me where it is, or
> > >    - remove DISPLAY from your environment.
> > > Aborted
> >
> > You can check which needed files are missing for vm-display-X11.so with:
> >
> > $ ldd vm-display-X11.so
> >
> > and search for packages that have these files at
> > https://packages.ubuntu.com/
> >
> > Also, ensure that you have added the i386 architecture and installed
> > i386 versions of multiarch-support, libx11-6 and libglu1-mesa libraries
> > E.g.
> >
> > $ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
> > $ sudo apt-get update
> > $ sudo apt-get install multiarch-support
> > $ sudo apt-get install libx11-6:i386 libglu1-mesa:i386
> >
> >
> > HTH .. Subbu
> >
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> >         about Squeak." <Beginners at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
> > Subject: [Newbies] Squeak on tablets
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> > Sorry, I have been away from this scene for several years but returning for
> > a fresh look. Especially interested in running Squeak on portal computers,
> > including tablets. Is anyone working on an Android port? How about battery
> > life? I was running Squeak on a Sony tablet PC around the time Win 7 came
> > out, and battery life was very short.
> >
> > Appreciate your suggestions and looking forward to more interaction. The
> > link below is to my old but still up web site. Yes, it needs renovation.
> >
> > --
> > Gary Dunn
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