i386 apps in x86_64 envirinment

[Loïc Martin]

don fisher wrote:
> I am converting from Fedora, so please pardon any indiscretions.
> 
> I attempted to install the Adobe acrobat .deb package from adobe.com. 
> There were libraries that were not available. In Fedora, one could 
> install both 32 bit and 64 bit environments. The RPM names and yum 
> descriptions contained the architecture description.

For acroread, use the medibuntu repository, which offers amd64 packages.
If you're using Intrepid, you can check they indeed have those at
http://packages.medibuntu.org/intrepid/acroread.html

Loïc