From: Michael Hanke Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 19:56:43 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Pass over blog post X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8f82031f635273fa1e153c6eaa9e6ed7ef545eee;p=neurodebian.git Pass over blog post --- diff --git a/sandbox/2013-05-31_matlab_64bit_on_32bit.rst b/sandbox/2013-05-31_matlab_64bit_on_32bit.rst index b71d01a..1041ee2 100644 --- a/sandbox/2013-05-31_matlab_64bit_on_32bit.rst +++ b/sandbox/2013-05-31_matlab_64bit_on_32bit.rst @@ -7,24 +7,23 @@ Running 64bit Matlab on 32bit host OS ===================================== -Some of you have been impacted by the recent decision of Mathworks to +Some of you have experienced problems due the recent move of Mathworks to drop 32-bit Linux builds of their products (i.e. Matlab R2013a and -co.). So that you do not feel particularly bad about it -- this is -not a novel move by Mathworks. In 1998 PowerPC builds for Macs were -abandoned as well, bringing a `furious reaction +co.). Please note that this is not the first time Mathworks values its own +costs higher than the benefits of a few scientists. In 1998 PowerPC builds +for Macs were abandoned, causing a `furious reaction `__ of the community. -Luckily enough users of Debian (and its derivatives) who still use -32bit OS on 64bit capable systems can take advantage of rolled out in -recently released Wheezy `multiarch -`_ support. Multiarch allows to -install and run multiple user-level builds (e.g. i386 and amd64) on a -hardware/kernel capable to support both. +Luckily, users of the fresh Debian stable release *wheezy* (or more recent +variants of Debian and its derivatives) who still need a 32bit OS on +64bit-capable hardware can take advantage of the new `multiarch +`_ support. Multiarch allows for +multiple architecturesi to co-exist on a hardware/kernel +that is capable of supporting both (e.g. i386 and amd64). -Below we describe how you could take advantage of multiarch support -and in few simple steps prepare your 32bit user-land for running 64bit -Matlab. +Below we describe how you can use multiarch support and in few simple steps +that prepare your existing 32bit user-land for running 64bit Matlab. Procedure @@ -44,8 +43,8 @@ Procedure sudo apt-get install libstdc++6:amd64 zlib1g:amd64 libncurses5:amd64 \ libxp6:amd64 libstdc++6-4.4-dev:amd64 libxt6:amd64 libxmu6:amd64 libxtst6:amd64 -Now your 64bit matlab (which hopefully you "registered" with -:ref:`matlab-support ` package) should be ready to run. +Now your 64bit matlab (which you hopefully "registered" with +:ref:`matlab-support `) is ready to run. If you have any comments (typos, improvements, etc) -- feel welcome to leave a comment below, or `contact us`_ .