Convert from AMD64 to i386

Billy Verreynne (JW) VerreyB at telkom.co.za
Wed Feb 22 07:27:46 UTC 2006


Richard Barry wrote:
==
When I recently installed ubuntu I did so using an amd64 install CD,
but I'm starting to think I should have stuck to plain old i386.
AMD64 doesn't have a few things I wat: flash plugin and w32codecs to
mention 2.  How hard would it be to convert to i386?  Would I have to
re-install?
==


A complete re-install. You cannot just install a x386 kernel as the
rest of the software (Gnome, Office, etc) is 64 bit. Cannot run on a
32bit kernel.

But why? It is like taking the engine out of a Ferari and replacing it
with a 1400 VW engine because that's the only way to change the colour
of the seats. (okay bad analogy but still illustrating the point)

You will loose a -lot- of what AMD64 offers when running a 32bit
generic i386 kernel on it. Rather look at the possibility of running
the 32bit versions of what you want on the Linux AMD64 kernel.


--
Billy

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