Re: native 32 bit binaries on amd64

2006-06-15 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
edwardsa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > While I understand that to keep a purely 64-bit environment some > recommend that AMD64 users set up a chrooted environment, I would like > to know: > > 1. The practical disadvantages of installing the ia-32 libraries to > run, for example, open office Ia32

Re: native 32 bit binaries on amd64

2006-06-15 Thread Francesco Pietra
On Thursday 15 June 2006 19:18, edwardsa wrote: > While I understand that to keep a purely 64-bit environment to this concern, what about the lib32 installed on base-system amd64 etch installation? And what is their purpose? (X-system?) francesco pietra > some > recommend that AMD64 users set

native 32 bit binaries on amd64

2006-06-15 Thread edwardsa
While I understand that to keep a purely 64-bit environment some recommend that AMD64 users set up a chrooted environment, I would like to know: 1. The practical disadvantages of installing the ia-32 libraries to run, for example, open office 2. After I have installed the ia-32 libraries, h