On Mon, 2014-02-03 at 23:12 +0100, Slavko wrote: > Dňa Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:47:04 -0500 Doug <dmcgarr...@optonline.net> > napísal: > > > Your arguments may be true for Debian, because of their program that > > allows use of 32-bit software on a 64-bit system. > > Other distros do not have that ability, and there are some good > > IMO, this is a Debian users list, no other distros list, then the > arguments are at right point. > > BTW i am using amd64 for more than 6-7 years. At start there was some > problems, due missing amd64 version of software or/and software, which > i was not able to compile on amd64 due FTBS. But i don't remember these > problems in last years - and i am using a lot of unofficial (in mean > Debian's) SW.
Proprietary, closed source code software could be available for 64-bit architecture only. "The build is 64-bit only!" - http://www.tracktion.com/linux/ I guess sometimes 32-bit and sometimes 64-bit architecture could cause issues, but most software and it's dependencies likely can be compiled for both architectures. Assumed a distro shouldn't provide multiarch, than on a 64-bit system a 32-bit chroot is possible, but I guess it's not possible to run a 64-bit chroot on 32-bit architecture. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1391468820.812.42.camel@archlinux