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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] To x86_64 or not to x86_64
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:48:56
Message-Id: 200802060948.51151.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] To x86_64 or not to x86_64 by "Anthony E. Caudel"
1 On Mittwoch, 6. Februar 2008, Anthony E. Caudel wrote:
2 > I have an AMD 64x2 that I have been using only in x86 mode since I got
3 > it. I have been thinking of going to x86_64 mode but I'm wondering if
4 > it's worth the trouble with multilib
5
6 which trouble?
7
8 > , chroot'ing,
9
10 never needed.
11
12 > firefox-bin and other
13
14 not needed anymore either. flash does work in the 'normal' firefox just fine.
15
16 > compromises (admittedly some minor). I realize I should see some speed
17 > increase but probably only in certain areas such as compiling.
18 >
19 > So, for those users who have used both, is it worth it overall?
20 >
21
22 I have never used x86 on my amd64 systems - and I never had the need to
23 chroot. Or do other silly stuff. Things just work.
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Re: [gentoo-user] To x86_64 or not to x86_64 Jan Seeger <jan.seeger@×××××××××.de>