On Saturday 30 June 2007 16:20:21 Andreas Jaeger wrote: > Bob Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ATM I am running openSUSE 10.2 x86_64, but I notice that some programs, > > outside the standard repository tree, are only supplied for 32bit OS. > > > > Will I be able to install and run these apps? > > Yes, you will. the 32bit packages supplied allow you to run all 32-bit > programs. Just install e.g. the 32-bit firefox and YaST will install > the needed 32-bit packages. > > > If not, how do I force the openSUSE installation to allow me to install a > > 32bit OS? I only have 2G RAM, so no real need for 64bit. > > 64-bit might help even with smaller RAM - the CPU has extra registers > that allow some speed up... > > Andreas
Many thanks, Andreas. -- Bob openSUSE 10.2 x86_64, Kernel 2.6.18.8-0.3, KDE 3.5.6 r31.4 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
