I just can't get past the part where you download the 32bit Libraries from http://www.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/

 

The multilib directions assume you already know how to do everything they describe.  And if you don't know how then you are on your own to figure it out.

 

I just can't get passed the part where you get the files down from the website.  It doesn't walk you through doing it.  I try running the lftp commands but it's not working for me.  Nothing seems to be downloading so I can't perform the upgrade.

 

Oh well, I think I am just going to start over with a 32bit installation instead which really sucks because I have 16gb of RAM.

 

If someone could maybe walk me through this part with some more details I would be so grateful!!!

That location describes exactly what you must do. Type the commands exactly as directed.

 

If you didn't create your own directory to store the files in yet, then do so now (such as):

mkdir /tmp/multilib
cd /tmp/multilib

 

From the directory you want to store the files in, execute the following command [/tmp/multilib]:

lftp -c 'open http://slackware.com/~alien/multilib/ ; mirror 13.37'

 

Then when that's finished, switch into the new directory you mirrored, 13.37 [/tmp/multilib]:

cd 13.37

 

Then execute the instructions it indicated [/tmp/multilib/13.37/]:

upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new *.t?z

 

When that finishes [/tmp/multilib/13.37/]:

cd slackware64-compat32

 

Then install the compat32 files [/tmp/multilib/13.37/slackware64-compat32]:

upgradepkg --install-new *-compat32/*.t?z

 

If you have trouble with this, then you should go with the pure 32bit only version.

 

Here's the quick summary provided on that page, where I replaced 13.1 with 13.37 to be for the current version of Slackware stable:

 

Fast-track (examples assume slackware64-13.37 ... change to your needs):

 

* In the location where you found this README, download the subdirectory with

  the name that corresponds to the Slackware version you are running.  For

  Slackware64 13.1 for instance, you would run the following command:

  "lftp -c 'open http://slackware.com/~alien/multilib/ ; mirror 13.37'"

  and then change into the new "13.37" directory.

* First, upgrade your 64bit Slackware gcc and glibc packages to their multilib

  versions by running the command:

  "upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new *.t?z"

  in the directory you just changed to (the "13.37" directory in our case).

  This will upgrade gcc and glibc packages, and also install a new package

  called "compat32-tools".

* You are now going to install 32-bit compatibility packages to support all

  the 32-bit programs you may want to run (roughly 60 MB of packages, not all

  that much really!).  To do so, change to the subdirectory called

  "slackware64-compat32" which you also downloaded with the "lftp" command

  shown above.  Run this command:

  "upgradepkg --install-new *-compat32/*.t?z"

* This procedure will also work if you already had a multilib setup and have

  upgraded your Slackware to a newer release (new compat32 packages will be

  installed and existing ones will be upgraded).

* Done!

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