7.10/64bit and 8.04/32bit

[Alfred JILKA]

Rich Rudnick schrieb:
> Nils Kassube wrote:
>   
>> Alfred JILKA wrote:
>>     
>>> after 8.04/32bit stable release I plan to install it parallel to my
>>> existing 7.10/64bit.
>>> Q: are there any special considerations or known issues ?
>>>       
>> Just don't use a common home directory. You might have compatibility 
>> problems between the old and new configuration files. But that is not 
>> related to the 32 / 64 bit change.
>>
>>
>> Nils
>>
>>     
>
> Personally I had no issues (except that I had the flash plugin in my 
> local plugin dir) with using 32bit/64bit with a common home. I would say 
> the only real issue is, don't use a combined /boot as some people do 
> since the kernel names are the same in 32bit and 64bit.
>
>   
Thanks for the pointers. If all goes well, HH will reside on its own 
disk, thus eliminating (hopefully) any overwriting issues. More of 
concern might be the question of filesystems. But as I got to know Linux 
(and Ubuntu in special) it reads and writes at least its own filesystems 
without problem, no matter what age they are. Right ?
ALfred
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