Install Quartus8,0 SP1 on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

My solution:

Share the directory, Mount it on 64 bit machine, Install patch using 64 bit machine.

[Inherently deal with various permission issues]

# On 32-bit computer

Change permissions to give 777 for /quartus

sudo ./nautilus to start nautilus as root

Right click on directory and open 'Sharing Options'

Enter a share name, and check allow people to write to this folder

# On 64 bit computer

Locate the shared directory

Mount it using smbmount

In the script modify :

the gtar command to just run off /bin and not the tools folder

Replace gtar xof - with gtar xof - --no-same-owner

Then run the script

This worked for me. Long drawn solution. Stayed up till insane hours figuring this out.

Kind of long drawn - but it seemed to be the only way.

I would love to hear how somebody did this another way.