Linux on an AMD64 box...

Russell russell-RHHtw29w69GEogu45VfRew at public.gmane.org
Wed Aug 23 14:32:43 UTC 2006


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At 10:40 AM 8/14/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 10:25:12AM -0400, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
>>On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 09:56:59AM -0400, William O'Higgins Witteman wrote:
>>> explained dual booting and virtualization as a couple of choices, and
>>> she's decided that she wants to dual boot.  
>>
>>Most people I know eventually find dual booting a pain because you have
>>to stop everything you are doing and switch.  You often end up only
>
>I know this, and I explained it to my wife, but doesn't think it'll be a
>big deal.  We might know better, but nothing teaches like experience.  I
>can install VMWare later, if she decides that that is what she needs.
>
>>> heard a few things, like Firefox having to run in 32-bit mode (or is
>>> that just Flash?  I don't remember) but I don't know how you'd set
>>> something like this up.
>>
>>Just flash, and any other non-free plugins that only come in 32bit.
>>There are people working on getting 32bit plugins to work in 64bit
>>browsers but I am not sure if they are done yet.
>
>So, is Flash on a 64bit machine possible?  If so, how?
>
>>> I plan to use Debian, because that's what I use and I know it best, and
>>
>>Well if you go with Etch, amd64 works rather well.  For Sarge it was
>>unofficial, and it does have some things lacking.
>
>I had planned to use testing, yes.  Stable is, um, stable, but it lacks
>too many programs and updated features.
>-- 
>
>yours,
>
>William
>
>

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