Google Chrome

[utu]

Thanks for your ideas.

Here's a conjecture you might want to consider:

FWIW, Chromium is supported by Linux Mint and Knoppix.
Chromium is supposed to be an open source equivalent of Chrome.

Chrome 64-bit builds will be the default when compiling on 64-bit Linux. See
https://www.chromium.org/developers/...64-bit-support

Linux Mint 17.3 LiveUSB isos are built with 64-bit kernels; presumably Mint 18's as well.
Knoppixes also have 64-bit kernels, also offer Chromium as an app.

Eventually, Chrome may only work with 64-bit kernel OSes.
However, it may be that Chrome may not require further 64-bit support from an OS, other than the kernel.

Maybe 64-bit Knoppix will work just fine with Chrome; if not, then maybe
Knoppix with Chromium will serve your purposes.

I think it's possible that the real 64-bit requirements for Chromium may only be
for a 64-bit cpu and a 64-bit-kernel-OS, and nothing more.

Here's an example I've run across with Knoppix, for example:
UEFI often requires a 64-bit kernel, but doesn't demand any significant 64-bit library.

[itman007]

UTU you lead me to believe by stating "Maybe 64bit Knoppix will work just fine with Chrome" that Knoppix will support 64 bit installers? If it does this would solve my issues. From my testing it will not. Please advise if you know how it will. Thanks greatly.

[utu]

UTU you lead me to believe by stating "Maybe 64bit Knoppix will work just fine with Chrome" that Knoppix will support 64 bit installers? If it does this would solve my issues. From my testing it will not. Please advise if you know how it will. Thanks greatly.

I'm using 64-bit Mint 17.3 Xfce as I write this. Just earlier I installed what appears to be an amd64 version of Chromium which seems to be
in working order, although I've not connected to Google with it. I'm presuming the same might be done with a 64-bit Knoppix 7.

It's not clear to me why Chrome would be absolutely essential to your effort, and I think 64-bit Mint 17.3 plus its Chromium might serve
just as well.
If you have a 64-bit Knoppix 7 you might see if it also has a 64-bit Chromium to try out.

[utu]

If you have a 64-bit Knoppix 7 ...

Knoppix 7.6.1 and Knoppix 7.7 both work with either 32-bit or 64-bit kernels.
The knoppix cheat code at boot gives you 32-bit; the cheatcode knoppix64 gives you 64-bit.
With 7.7, Knoppix automatically recognizes a 64-bit cpu and provides 64-bit, unless you change the boot script.

Knoppix 7.6 & 7.7 are equipped to provide 64-bit support for UEFI and memory purposes, but not necessarily
64-bit support for all applications. I suspect the same it true for Mint 17/18 for which there are different isos for 32-bit & 64-bit.

I'm hoping that this limited 64-bit capability of Knoppix or Mint is adequate to provide all the 64-bit support
that either Chrome or Chromium require. I think its possible that this may turn out to be nothing more than
a UEFI support requirement.

[itman007]

Ive also just tested the force boot of 64bit knoppix, I changed the kernel command from booting vmlinuz to vmlinuz-4-4-0-64 Now when give the arch command I get x86_64 rather than i686 Yet once again when I attempt to install Chrome I get the error processing package amd64 does not match system 1386