Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 vs 32bit Applications

2016-06-01 Thread Liam Proven
On 1 June 2016 at 12:33, Nigel Verity wrote: > I've recently gone over to 64bit Ubuntu versions on all my boxes and this > raised a question. Does every binary object in the repositories have to be > compiled twice - once for 32 and again for 64bit architectures - or can

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 vs 32bit Applications

2016-06-01 Thread Paul Waring
On Wed, Jun 01, 2016 at 11:33:11AM +0100, Nigel Verity wrote: >I don't have a technical issue but I'd welcome a bit of enlightenment. > >I've recently gone over to 64bit Ubuntu versions on all my boxes and this >raised a question. Does every binary object in the repositories have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 vs 32bit Applications

2016-06-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Nige, On 1 June 2016 at 11:33, Nigel Verity wrote: > I've recently gone over to 64bit Ubuntu versions on all my boxes and this > raised a question. Does every binary object in the repositories have to be > compiled twice - once for 32 and again for 64bit architectures

[ubuntu-uk] 64 vs 32bit Applications

2016-06-01 Thread Nigel Verity
Hi I don't have a technical issue but I'd welcome a bit of enlightenment. I've recently gone over to 64bit Ubuntu versions on all my boxes and this raised a question. Does every binary object in the repositories have to be compiled twice - once for 32 and again for 64bit architectures - or