Can not install 32-bit bundle on x64 Ubuntu machine (64-bit bunlde installed fine on the same machine)

Tested jre: 6u14-b04/ jre-6u14-ea-linux-i586.bin
       OS: x64 Ubuntu 8.10 (details at the bottom)


Steps to reproduce:
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1) On x64 Ubuntu 8.10 machine, try to install 32-bit 6u14-b04
/java/re/jdk/6u14/promoted/all/b04/bundles/linux-i586/jre-6u14-ea-linux-i586.bin

2) If you fail to install then the problem is reproducible
---> Installation error message:
...
...
Do you agree to the above license terms? [yes or no]
yes
Unpacking...
Checksumming...
Extracting...
/java/re/jdk/6u14/promoted/all/b04/bundles/linux-i586/jre-6u14-ea-linux-i586.bin: 180: ./install.sfx.6288: not found
Failed to extract the files. Please refer to the Troubleshooting section of
the Installation Instructions on the download page for more information.


x64 Ubuntu machine information:
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2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Wed Apr 1 20:53:41 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=intrepid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.10"