Ana Guerrero
c8145e8512
- Drop update-bootloader --get as it returns 0 even if the variable is unset OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/1307971 OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE:Factory/grub2-compat-ia32?expand=0&rev=4
grub2-compat-ia32
Enable 32-bit x86 support in the kernel on modern openSUSE/SLE installations that do not include it by default.
Purpose
Starting with openSUSE Leap 16.0 and SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 16.0, support for 32-bit x86 execution is disabled by default.
This change was made to ensure that the system is Y2038-safe.
What This Package Does
This package adds the following kernel parameter:
ia32_emulation=1
This is done via:
/usr/sbin/update-bootloader --add-option "ia32_emulation=1"
Enabling this option restores compatibility with 32-bit x86 user-space binaries.
Without This Package
Applications like Steam, Wine, or VirtualBox that rely on 32-bit compatibility may fail with errors such as:
Error: Missing libc.so.6
or directly:
/usr/bin/ldd: line 159: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
not a dynamic executable
Installation
Install the package using Zypper:
sudo zypper in grub2-compat-ia32
After installation, make sure to reboot:
sudo reboot
Further Reading
See https://en.opensuse.org/GRUB#Enabling_32bit_x86_support_in_Kernel