On Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:37:55 +0100, lee wrote: > > What about things like flash plugins? Those are often wanted on > > desktops and need multilib. > > Flash sucks, and fortunately, it's dead.
It should be, but it's not. There are still many sites that require it. > 64bit should be the default for all profiles, with the option to add > 32bit support in case you need it. Which parts of gnome, kde or another > IDE don't compile as 64bit? That's where the ABI_* stuff comes in, which I believe should replace multilib eventually. The problem is not software you compile, it is precompiled software. If you don't like flash, here's another example that you probably hate but is needed by a lot of people - Skype. -- Neil Bothwick Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
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