On 01/02/07 12:02:37PM -0600, Mike Reinehr wrote: > Greg, > > On Monday 01 January 2007 18:25, Greg Madden wrote: > > 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. > > Which VMware? Just this past Saturday I downloaded & tried to install > Workstation 5.5.5-29772 and the install failed with a list of missing > libraries (32-bit, I presume, although I haven't had time to investigate).
I don't know about VMWare Workstation, but I know Server works although the UI is 32-bit so you need at least ia32-libs installed. Jim. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
