Another problem solved: Force 32-bit programs to run on a 64-bit machine

Phew, it took me 2 hrs of searching and some screwing up my system to get to install Picasa on Ubuntu 7.04

Hint provided by Google.

Q: Will Picasa run on a 64-bit version of Linux?

Yes, but you’ll need to configure the system to provide 32-bit compatibility libraries.

Please refer to your Linux distribution’s help information for more on how to establish those libraries. On Debian, they come in a package called ia32-libs.

Simple now.

Download and install ia32-libs. All that Google means by "establishing those libraries" is to get them installed.

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

Then download the 32-bit version of Picasa .I was using Ubuntu, so the .deb extension.

By default,it is downloaded to the Desktop directory. Similar instructions otherwise.

cd Desktop
sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i picasa_2.2.2820-5_i386.deb

Changes will be needed to the package name as per the version downloaded.

Messages(*warning*) will be shown that the installation is 'forced'.

Disclaimer:I [NpoWEr], the author of this post do disclaim any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of the above described method. It has worked for me.

That was just for some fun, cmon guys ,it'll work unless you screwed your system beforehand :D