Hi ashley, When you change the kernel to a 64bit, or any architecture, your changing how the core of the OS works, and how it communicates with the software, so basically this means all the 32bit software you have installed won't work if you simply replace the kernel and then reboot your system. Fortunately, due the flexability of Open source software, the vast majority of software your likely to have, will probobly have a 64bit version available, with the exception of CPU specific programs (emulators, etc) and proprietary software binaries (such as the Flash plugin).
So basically to answer your question, no. If you want to move to a 64bit kernel, you need to move everything to 64bit. Hope this helps - Andreas On 10/29/06, Ashley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I recently had a MoBo problem that meant that it was about the same cost to replace my old Athalon 2400+ with a 64bit system. Everything seems to work with fine so far, but I was wondering about switching to the 64bit kernel. Will all the 32 bit apps still work? Can I just do the kernel/module etc changes and expect all else to work? Is it worth the effort? TIA Ashley -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFRExYgu0BrMM6usYRAj9vAJ9dM6C41zBK/Fzu3BTL359hLU9UsACfYVf4 gl6QeChfYiVcJhzXEmWCA34= =hRIH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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