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[Clay Weber]

On Thursday, June 11, 2015 07:58:22 PM Bill Vance wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Clay Weber wrote:
> > On Thursday, June 11, 2015 06:45:55 PM Charles T. Bell wrote:
> >> On 06/11/2015 06:29 PM, Bill Vance wrote:
> >>> The version is 12.04.5, with 64 bit quad processors.
> >>> 
> >>> Bill
> >>> 
> >>> On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, R.P. Charbonneau wrote:
> >>>> Which version of Kubuntu are you running Bill? I installed gdebi
> >>>> to see if the issue persisted in my install and it seems I can
> >>>> run it without issue.
> >>>> 
> >>>> On June 11, 2015 02:14:44 PM Bill Vance wrote:
> >>>>> Thanks Clay, That explains a lot.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Bill
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Clay Weber wrote:
> >>>>>> On Thursday, June 11, 2015 12:26:18 PM Bill Vance wrote:
> >>>>>>> Howdy;
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> Since I upgraded to a 64 bit system, I've noted stuff for
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> both 64 bit, and amd64, and on some sites they are treated
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> as if they are identical, and indeed, they seem to compile
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> and work ok. Then there are things like gdebi that say
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> that amd64 is the wrong architecture, and exit.
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> Anybody know what the story is here?
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> Bill
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> We might need a more specific example of what you are
> >>>> 
> >>>> seeing, but yes
> >>>> 
> >>>>>> amd64=x86_64=64 bit. Perhaps gdebi is being wonky, or the
> >>>> 
> >>>> particular package
> >>>> 
> >>>>>> being installed is. if it is complaining that amd64 is the
> >>>> 
> >>>> wrong arch, then it
> >>>> 
> >>>>>> thinks you have a non-64 bit system for some reason.
> >> 
> >> gedebi is in the repos, why download it unless you want a more current
> >> version than is in the repos?
> >> apt-cache search gdebi
> >> gdebi-core - simple tool to install deb files
> >> gdebi - simple tool to install deb files - GNOME GUI
> >> gdebi-kde - simple tool to install deb files - KDE GUI
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Tom
> > 
> > I am gathering that he is using gdebi to install a downloaded (and likely
> > a
> > third-party) deb file, and he is getting the error there.
> 
> That is correct.  It is the 64 bit version of scam.  It's part
> of scad, and does CNC machining simulation, so you can check
> tool paths, feeds and speeds, all that CAM stuff, before it
> gets fed to the actual machine(s).  Gdebi handles the 32 bit
> version just fine, but, "pitches a fit", over the 64 bit.
> 
> Bill

Very odd!
What does doing it in a terminal show?
ie:
$ sudo dpkg -i name-of-package.deb

-- 
Clay Weber