Comment 136 for bug 147623

HOWTO: end user fix in Gutsy without upgrading to Hardy

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sudo apt-get install fakeroot build-essential
sudo apt-get build-dep libx86-1
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libx/libx86/libx86_0.99-1.2ubuntu3.dsc
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libx/libx86/libx86_0.99-1.2ubuntu3.tar.gz
tar xzvf libx86_0.99-1.2ubuntu3.tar.gz
cd libx86-0.99
fakeroot deb-buildpackage
cd ..
sudo dpkg -i libx86-1_0.99-1.2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
sudo update-initramfs -u
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I know Hardy is less than a month away, but the same source code for it works in Gutsy without modification, so I can not understand why the bug has got "status: declined". It is an actual bug, not a new feature, and it was reported in Gutsy beta six months ago.