From: Graham Murray <graham@gmurray.org.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Advice for 64-bit n00b?
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:44:27 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87iq9cpovo.fsf@newton.gmurray.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201003032356.12636.volkerarmin@googlemail.com> (Volker Armin Hemmann's message of "Wed, 3 Mar 2010 23:56:12 +0100")
Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com> 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 unsafe about a 64bit only system? Surely if it were unsafe then
Gentoo would not offer no-multilib profiles? I have recently built 2
systems using a no-multilib profile and have not found any problems, and
expect to start building a third one today.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-03-04 6:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-03-03 15:29 [gentoo-user] Advice for 64-bit n00b? Stroller
2010-03-03 15:32 ` Alan McKinnon
2010-03-03 17:04 ` Stroller
2010-03-03 20:04 ` Alan McKinnon
2010-03-03 22:50 ` Mick
2010-03-03 22:56 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2010-03-04 6:44 ` Graham Murray [this message]
2010-03-04 7:19 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2010-03-04 8:16 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2010-03-04 8:56 ` Stroller
2010-03-04 9:15 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2010-03-04 12:02 ` Mick
2010-03-05 1:52 ` Walter Dnes
2010-03-04 7:23 ` [gentoo-user] " Zeerak Mustafa Waseem
2010-03-04 7:30 ` Alan McKinnon
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