Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Advice for 64-bit n00b?

2010-03-04 Thread Walter Dnes
On Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 08:56:34AM +, Stroller wrote > I could imagine that web-browsers might need 32-bit support in order > to play Flash If you're brave, there's an alpha (as in pre-beta, not the CPU) 64-bit plugin for linux at... http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10_64bit.htm

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Advice for 64-bit n00b?

2010-03-04 Thread Mick
On 4 March 2010 09:15, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Donnerstag 04 März 2010, Stroller wrote: > >> >> I'd be really quite happy if I knew that this decision was revocable - >> if I could choose "no-multilib" now and change my mind using eselect >> later. Presumably  I can choose to keep these 3

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Advice for 64-bit n00b?

2010-03-04 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Donnerstag 04 März 2010, Stroller wrote: > > I'd be really quite happy if I knew that this decision was revocable - > if I could choose "no-multilib" now and change my mind using eselect > later. Presumably I can choose to keep these 32-bit libs for the > moment & blow them away if I find I d

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Advice for 64-bit n00b?

2010-03-04 Thread Stroller
On 4 Mar 2010, at 07:19, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: On 03/04/2010 08:44 AM, Graham Murray wrote: Volker Armin Hemmann writes: no, it is not safe to have a 64bit only system. Just choose the multilib profile and start installing. If something needs the 32bit emul libs, it will pull the stu

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Advice for 64-bit n00b?

2010-03-04 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Donnerstag 04 März 2010, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 03/04/2010 08:44 AM, Graham Murray wrote: > > Volker Armin Hemmann writes: > >> no, it is not safe to have a 64bit only system. Just choose the multilib > >> profile and start installing. If something needs the 32bit emul libs, it > >> will

[gentoo-user] Re: Advice for 64-bit n00b?

2010-03-03 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 03/04/2010 08:44 AM, Graham Murray wrote: Volker Armin Hemmann writes: no, it is not safe to have a 64bit only system. Just choose the multilib profile and start installing. If something needs the 32bit emul libs, it will pull the stuff in. There is nothing you need to care about. What is