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From: Boris Fersing <kernelsensei@g.o>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] amd64/x86
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:00:05
Message-Id: 97c95c3d0602230454l1c8712a7r@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] amd64/x86 by jarry@gmx.net
1 2006/2/23, jarry@×××.net <jarry@×××.net>:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 > I'm going to install Gentoo on Athlon64-based workstation,
5 > but I'm a little confused about hardware profiles and their
6 > compatibility:
7 >
8 > If I select now amd64, will I be able later to install and
9 > use x86 software, if there is no amd64 release (for example
10 > precompiled game-binaries, or even some sources which are
11 > only for x86, not amd64)?
12 >
13 > Or do I have to use x86 installation profile?
14
15 Hi,
16
17 just use the amd64 default profile (the mutilib one), then you'll be
18 able to run 32bits softwares too !
19
20 Regards,
21
22 Boris.
23 >
24 > Jarry
25 >
26 > --
27 > Telefonieren Sie schon oder sparen Sie noch?
28 > NEU: GMX Phone_Flat http://www.gmx.net/de/go/telefonie
29 > --
30 > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
31 >
32 >
33 >
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35
36 --
37 Quiconque me parle de Dieu en veut à ma bourse ou à ma liberté.
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Re: [gentoo-user] amd64/x86 daniel <danstemporaryaccount@×××××.ca>