<snip> > If you want to try out the amd64 port be prepared for problems, > downtime, working around bugs, keeping on top of things. Many people > have successfully installed it and use it daily but compared to the > testing the stable i386 underwend over the years that a minor portion. > And the amd64 port is testing/unstable. Things break (or get fixed) > daily. > >> can you still compile the kernel for x86_64 in this way?). > > We are working on getting a compiler into sarge that will let you > compile x86_64 kernels. So far you cannot but need to download extra > debs. >
Thanks for the all the info, I'll think about it over the weekend. I will most probably just install 32bit sarge and lurk here for a while until a release. I'm an engineer by trade and whilst I always work with *nix systems I am very bad at fixing them (config files are different of course). This is why I have my previously mentioned dislike with many gui tools based distros, they can be an absolute nightmare to debug. All I wanted with this amd64 is a fast stable platform to do my work on (numeric python based sims), plus the normal stuff needed for home use. Anyhoo, thanks again for your help. Andy.
