Steve Snyder wrote:
Hello.
I'm about to wipe my x86_64 F8 installation in preparation for
installing x86_64 F10. Since I'll be doing a clean install, I'm
feeling adventurous. My plan is to go 64-bit only - no 32-bit
binaries. Mind if I ask a few questions?
1. In prior versions of Fedora there was no provision for doing a
64-bit-only installation. You had to do a standard x86_64 install,
then erase all the i386/i686 RPMs. Is that still the case, or can I
opt at installation to only install x86_64 and noarch packages?
2. What functionality will I be giving up to go 64-bit-only? In times
past the immediate answers to this was Flash Player and the Sun JVM
browser plug-in. Between the alpha 64-bit Flash Player (which I've
been successfully using for 3 weeks) and IcedTea, these drawbacks seem
to have been resolved. Anything else?
Thanks.
It seems like I have replied to this question several times lately, but
perhaps more in conversation than on the list.
Anyways, there is a beta 64bit flash that works well.
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html
Adobe's acrobat reader works just fine. Just install with:
# yum localinstall AdobeReader_enu-8.1.2_SU1-1.i486.rpm
Many other commercial and non commercial 32bit apps that do not have a
64bit version, can also be installed this way.
Good luck!
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