Re: i386 or amd64?
Jim,
On Tuesday 02 January 2007 13:03, Jim Crilly wrote:
> On 01/02/07 12:02:37PM -0600, Mike Reinehr wrote:
> > Greg,
> >
> > On Monday 01 January 2007 18:25, Greg Madden wrote:
> > > On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:30:08 +0200
> > >
> > > Thomas Steffen <steffen.list.account@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On 10/8/06, dtutty@porchlight.ca <dtutty@porchlight.ca> wrote:
> > > > > Other than non-free stuff like flash and openoffice,
> > > > > is there anything in the main section of i386 that isn't in the
> > > > > main section of AMD64?
> > > >
> > > > A few minor things are missing, such as memtest86, partimage, and of
> > > > course wine. Also note that most java-packages come without the
> > > > plugin in 64bit.
> > > >
> > > > > In other words, what are people having to use a chroot i386 for?
> > > >
> > > > Closed software such as acrobat reader, flash, skype, vmware, picasa,
> > > > googleearth etc. Most can be installed without a change root, but
> > > > that is a bit of a struggle.
> > > >
> > > > Since you have only 1 GB of RAM, you can go with i386 without any
> > > > obvious penalty. With amd64 you can get a little bit more
> > > > performance, but you are also more likely to run into problems, such
> > > > as the ones mentioned here.
> > > >
> > > > Thomas
> > >
> > > FYI, the latest VMware runs on 64 bit linux hosts.
> >
> > Which VMware? Just this past Saturday I downloaded & tried to install
> > Workstation 5.5.5-29772 and the install failed with a list of missing
> > libraries (32-bit, I presume, although I haven't had time to
> > investigate).
>
> I don't know about VMWare Workstation, but I know Server works although
> the UI is 32-bit so you need at least ia32-libs installed.
>
> Jim.
Thanks! I'm in the process of setting up my first, new 64-bit desktop system.
Trying to install Workstation was the last thing that I had time to do
Saturday and when it failed I just packed it in for the weekend. I hope to
have time to have another go at it soon.
cmr
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