Re: Debian for AMD64

["David A. Parker" <dparker@utica.edu>]

> > Have most packages been ported to the amd64 architecture, or is there
> > a limited selection?
>
> Check out http://buildd.debian.org/stats/
>
> Yes, most packages have been ported.
>
> > I found the amd64 "testing" version here:
> >
> > http://amd64.debian.net/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-amd64/beta2/images/
> >
> > But I wasn't sure if most packages had been ported to use the 64-bit
> > OS. Any problems there?
>
> AMD64 is now an official Debian port.  At least unstable should be as
> usable as any other port.  AFAIK testing is still not completely
> built.

Guys,

Thanks for the responses, this is all very helpful!  I read through the 
documentation and most of it makes sense.  Running a few apps in a 
32-bit chroot isn't a big deal.  The only part of the how-to that I 
didn't understand was the installer part.  Why do you need to set up a 
64-bit chroot environment before installing the base OS?

    Thanks!
    Dave

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