Linux on an AMD64 box...

Meng Cheah meng-D1t3LT1mScs at public.gmane.org
Mon Aug 21 20:14:14 UTC 2006


Lennart Sorensen wrote:

>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.
>
>--
>Len Sorensen
>
>  
>
Thanks for the pointers, they're much appreciated.
Will look into debootstrap.

Meng Cheah
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