IA32 chroot
I'm reading the amd64 howto. I've never used chroot on a computer.
I'm getting a little intimidated by this chroot stuff.
Before I get ahead of myself, I should mention that I'm going to
running just a basic LAMP server (with a few other apps like VIM,
webmin, and SquirrelMail) on my 64 bit machine. No X windows,
openoffice, or anything like that. Will I even need to worry about 32
bit apps?
Second, for my own edification, can someone please help me
conceptualize why I would need chroot to run some 32 bit applications?
Having never seen chroot in action, I've never been able to grasp
what exactly chroot does for you. I know it makes another directory
the root but...so what?
Also, the howto isn't very clear on a point. It mentions a "quick
way" to run 32 bit apps by doing an apt-get install ia32-libs. Does
this work in lieu of doing a IA32 chroot?
Thanks.
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