DEB file returns "wrong architecture i386" error message

[jeth]

I am using Avast 4 fine on my Windows 64-bitVista partition.  However, when I tried to install it on my Ubuntu Linux one (again, 64-bit version) using the DEB file I get a message that it is the wrong architecture/i386.

Is there any way around this problem?

Thanks....

[Lisandro]

Indeed I did not find anything on system requirements...
http://www.avast.com/eng/system-requirements-linux-workstation.html

[FreewheelinFrank]

Try this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=781251

[zilog]

Try this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=781251

yes, it's only about telling the packaging system that you really want to install the application, because it is labelled i386 (IA-32, 32-bit, and not x86-64).
you must have the IA-32 backward compatibility package (libraries) installed, to be able to run such apps.

regards,
pc

[Lisandro]

It would be good if this information was available in avast site (for Linux) and not on 3rd party...