Bernie Betlach wrote: > I hope someone can give me a simple answer..... Will 32 bit applications > run on Sarge AMD64 ???? If you also install a 32-bit environment in addition to the 64-bit environment then yes they will. There are two typical methods for installing a 32-bit environment. One is a simple but somewhat limited ia32-libs package that covers many people's needs. But it is very simple to install and handles a majority of users fine. The other is installing a small chroot with a complete ia32 system there. This is more complicated but provides full flexibility of a complete 32-bit system. See the HOWTO for more details. http://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html > I just completing a AMD64 desktop and am trying to decide between amd64 and > i386. If you want maturity and don't like to tinker then I recommend going with the very mature 32-bit i686 system. If you like to tinker and don't mind working through development issues with the rest of us then the 64-bit amd64 system good. The amd64 system is stable and reliable. But not all 32-bit software has been ported yet and depending on what you are running this may be important to you. Sure you can run 32-bit applications through the chroot 32-bit environment. But that is a little bit more work. That is what I do and it all works well for me. But you have to want it in order to put up with the extra (even if small) trouble to manage the 32-bit system in addition to the 64-bit system. Bob
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