AMD 64 Bit Processor Info Wanted

[ulrich steffens]

Am Samstag, den 31.12.2005, 16:30 +1100 schrieb Arlen Christian Mart
Cuss:
> This is mostly incorrect. Only programs which have been *rewritten* to 
> use a 64-bit environment to its fullest extent (*not* just ported) will 
> give any speed increase - but, almost all the time, `twice as fast' is a 
> pipe dream. There are a few open source Flash libraries that are useful 
> for a 64-bit environment, but you can use a 32-bit chroot (which is not 
> difficult) to use 32-bit software.
> 
> Almost all packages for i386 in the Ubuntu APT repositories also exist 
> for amd64, so *typically* software compilation is not an issue. Most 
> source compiles without change.
> 
> There's not really much of an issue in using it, is there? Might as well 
> be future proof!
> 
>     Arlen.
> 
since i'm considering to make the same move as the OP, i would like to
pop in and ask some questions too :)

so, if i need a 32-bit chroot, does that mean that for example to get
flash working, i also need a nearly full 32-bit environment installed? 
with i386-kernel and all? or... ?
i also run a lot of applications outside of ubuntus and debians repos
and compiled them myself, and if say, i have a program like a
'panel-applet' that doesent compile on 64-bit, does this mean i can use
such thing in a 32-bit chroot?

and also important (at least for me), i also use some mono-apps. are the
64-bit versions reliable/stable?

TIA and a happy new year to all that care ;)

ulrich

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