Linux on an AMD64 box...

Mon Aug 21 19:59:52 UTC 2006

On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 03:12:38PM +0100, Jamon Camisso wrote:
> So how do you have that working? You install a 32bit version and then 
> simply compile and/or copy your 64bit kernel and associated /lib/kernel 
> folder to your 32bit install? I'm interested as I do find that even 
> using dchroot and various other methods of running 32bit programs on 
> 64bit kernels, there are some quirky little things, like missing gtk 
> libraries etc. for, say Firefox, that I don't want to have to track down 
> and install...

Sarge includes -amd64 kernels in the i386 release.  That's what I use so
far.

The chroot is setup using debootstrap.

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