Missing 64-bits packages: Search for them or compile them?
Even though the vast majority is available, there seem to be quite a few packages used in ordinary Knoppix that don't currently have 64-bits versions. I wonder what is the best way to proceed with those: I want to make the 64-bits vs of Knoppix as close to the original as possible, and having almost identical package selection can make things simpler - but what to do when the packages are not available on the ordinary mirrors? We are talking about at most tens, not hundreds, of packages here, accounting for a rather small fraction of total program size.
I think it might be safer to compile than to install "experimental" versions - but this is an area where I have zero experience.
One very important case is aufs, where it seems that it may be best to download the latest source and compile. (This may in fact apply also to ordinary Knoppix.)
And as for kernel options, should the same options as with the 64-bits kernel in the standard release be used? Please excuse me for trying to know as little as possible about kernel options. In the past, I have only done compiles in emergency situations, and I would rather leave it at that. :-)
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