[ncolug] Re: eBay pictures with Linux
- From: Michael Knisely <charon79m@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:16:52 -0500
Well, I'm curious as to the package name then:
picasa_3.0-current_amd64.deb
It sure seems to insinuate that it will work.
I don't have a box on which to try this... all my 64 bit machines are
loaded with a 32-bit Linux. Anyone have a spare AMD-64 box sitting
around to try this?
Mike K.
http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/pool/non-free/p/picasa/picasa_3.0-current_amd64.deb
On Tue, 2010-01-26 at 21:03 -0500, Mike wrote:
> Michael Knisely wrote:
> > Yes, Picasa is not FOSS and you are completely correct that it's using
> > Wine to run the Windows binary under Linux. That being said, it's a
> > slick app and I personally like it quite a bit more than any of the FOSS
> > apps. I also have not had any performance issues with it despite it
> > using Wine.
> >
> > Regarding running on x64, this is from the Picasa FAQ:
>
> > Mike K.
> >
>
> From the 2nd question in the FAQ
>
> Q: What versions of Linux does Picasa support?
>
> Picasa should run on any x86-compatible Linux system
>
> This means IA64 not AMD64.
>
> It will NOT run on his box there is a difference.
>
> Mike
>
> Also installing the ia32 libs isn't going to help either.
>
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