Re: thinking of installing amd64 Debian: what is its current state?

[Johann Spies <jspies@sun.ac.za>]

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 01:19:34AM -0400, H.S. wrote:
> 
> I understand that I just have to reinstall my system with the correct
> architecture install media. My /home is on a separate partition so I
> supposed I do not need to touch it. Correct?

Yes, but remember to select manual partitioning when you install to
prevent the installation process to overwritek your home partition.  And
make a full backup of that partition first in case something goes wrong.

> What packages would cause me trouble in 64 bit Debian? 

I have been using 64-bit Debian and Ubuntu systems for a long time and
the only thing I cannot do is using my scanner for which there is no
opensource driver and only a 32-bit linux driver. I have solved this
problem by running a 32-bit system in VirtualBoX so whenever I want to
scan, I do it from the 32-bit guest.

Regards
Johann

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