On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:30:08 +0200 Thomas Steffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/8/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Other than non-free stuff like flash and openoffice, > > is there anything in the main section of i386 that isn't in the main > > section of AMD64? > > A few minor things are missing, such as memtest86, partimage, and of > course wine. Also note that most java-packages come without the plugin > in 64bit. > > > In other words, what are people having to use a chroot i386 for? > > Closed software such as acrobat reader, flash, skype, vmware, picasa, > googleearth etc. Most can be installed without a change root, but that > is a bit of a struggle. > > Since you have only 1 GB of RAM, you can go with i386 without any > obvious penalty. With amd64 you can get a little bit more performance, > but you are also more likely to run into problems, such as the ones > mentioned here. > > Thomas > > FYI, the latest VMware runs on 64 bit linux hosts. -- Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
