[Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

[Johan Ymerson]

That is very easy to test, isn't it.
Just tried on Ubuntu 17.10 "Live-CD" (just boot the desktop ISO without 
installing).
This is what I get:
ubuntu at ubuntu:~/Downloads/k3util_1_16_6_25$ ./k3util
bash: ./k3util: No such file or directory

/Johan, SM0XHJ


On 2018-04-13 10:55, Gordon LaPoint wrote:
> Linux 32 bit applications *WILL* run on 64bit operating systems.  I do
> software development for Raspberry Pi and Linux desktop systems in
> both 32 bit and 64bit versions.
>     The Raspian version of Debian is only 32 bit, so it will not run
> 64 bit programs, but the 64bit desktop will run both 32bit and 64bit.
> The actual executable code must be compiled for the proper
> architecture for it to work (arm or x86).
> 
> Gordon - N1MGO
> 
> On 4/12/2018 11:53 PM, tomb18 wrote:
>> So forgive me but is it the case that the 32 bit elecraft utilities 
>> will not run on 64 bit operating systems? If that's the case then 
>> elecraft will release a 64 bit version of the utilities. If the 32 bit 
>> utilities  do run on a 64 bit OS then what's the point? There is no 
>> point. A 32 bit version of their utilities will work just as well as 
>> just fast over a rs232 connection no matter if the OS is 64 bit 128 
>> bit or 256 bit. So the question is will these utilities not run on a 
>> 64 bit OS? They are 32 bit and run just fine on 64 bit windows.. 73 
>> Tom
>> 
> 
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