Can't install IP-Messenger on Ubuntu

[Chantu]

Hey guys!
I have Ubuntu 8.10 from quite a long time. All my friends have windows and i don't want to install windows as i am quite happy with ubuntu. All our computers are on a LAN network and we use IP-Messenger to to communicate. Its a LAN IM software. The problem is i can't install the IPMSG on my computer. When i compile the source code it tell me unknown "dependency i386" Error. Help guys!

[FaMe FacToR]

Hey!
Try to download the .deb file which is an installer for ubuntu. Its just like you are installing an .exe file in windows... Hope this helps you... All the best!

[Solomon]

hey!
Refer these threads : Linux Software on Mac OS X
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How to Install Software in Red Hat Linux
How compile and install softwares from source in linux?
All the best!

[SmirnOFF]

Hey...!
You getting the unsupported dependency i386 error cause your linux is amd64 or you can say 64-bit while the software you trying to compile is for 32-bit architecture and cannot be installed in 64-bit OS. In windows 32-applications work in 64-bit OS but in linux its not the same...!