On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 2:41 PM, Richard Shaw <hobbes1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:51 AM Michal Schorm <msch...@redhat.com> wrote: > >> Can someone explain me *real quick* what is the multilib good for? - or >> more precisely, why whould anone run 32-bit software on x86_64 OS? >> > In my case, there are a couple of games that are either older, or just not > provided in 64bit so I need a few 32bit libraries in order for the kids to > play them. > That's what the SRPMs are good aren't hey? Shouldn't be much trouble to recompile them fo x86_64. Or run the apps / games in virtualized environment. (Not something I'd do with latest games, but for sokoban from 1986 shouldn't run into performance problems :) ) Am I right? ( I'm not trying to argue. Just to understand the reasons properly. ) -- Michal Schorm Associate Software Engineer Core Services - Databases Team Red Hat On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 2:41 PM, Richard Shaw <hobbes1...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:51 AM Michal Schorm <msch...@redhat.com> wrote: > >> Can someone explain me *real quick* what is the multilib good for? - or >> more precisely, why whould anone run 32-bit software on x86_64 OS? >> > > In my case, there are a couple of games that are either older, or just not > provided in 64bit so I need a few 32bit libraries in order for the kids to > play them. > > Thanks, > Richard > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists. > fedoraproject.org/message/Z4SWOROXAIRLSPKL7WZHWUAQJZSCPW7I/ > >
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