On Thursday 04 March 2010 08:44:27 Graham Murray wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerar...@googlemail.com> writes: > > no, it is not safe to have a 64bit only system. Just choose the multilib > > profile and start installing. If something needs the 32bit emul libs, it > > will pull the stuff in. There is nothing you need to care about. > > What is unsafe about a 64bit only system? Surely if it were unsafe then > Gentoo would not offer no-multilib profiles? I have recently built 2 > systems using a no-multilib profile and have not found any problems, and > expect to start building a third one today.
It's not unsafe in that the machine cannot work, it's unsafe in that for a normal desktop user's range of apps, some thing might be impossible to get going. If you have a no-multilib desktop profile, and you need to install some thrid party app like VPN software that is 32 bit, you are stuck needing a reinstall (as that profile switch on a live machine is not easy nor advised). Just be safe as use the profile that will let you use 32 bit libs if and when you need them. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
