[CentOS] 64 bit

Jim Perrin jperrin at gmail.com
Sun Apr 2 22:01:53 UTC 2006


On 4/2/06, Robert Spangler <lazydog at zoominternet.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Presently I am considering using CentOS as my base OS.  I am wondering about a
> few things though.  I like KVirc as my irc program.  I have had issue with
> compiling it in 64bit mode under Fedora 3 and was todl it was because Fedora
> installs both 32 and 64 bit libs and the compiler didn't understnad which to
> use.  Will this be an issue with CentOS 4 also?
>
> If I install the 64 bit version how much trouble am I going to have when
> runnig 32 bit programs?


Keep in mind, you're going to run into other issues like this with
firefox, flash and other applications. Some people solve it by running
32bit libs/apps along with 64bit, and others solve it by installing
the 32bit distro on x86_64 hardware.

--
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
-Arthur C. Clarke



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