[CentOS] CentOS 5 64-bits support (desktop environment)

[Les Mikesell]

Leonardo Pinheiro wrote:

>>
>> Please, let Leonardo say what _he_ thinks important. It's his computer.
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>> As for the 2 Gbyte filesize, I know just one program with the problem.
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> 
> Better performance.
> 
> And I want to run other systems inside VMware - including 64-bits guests.
> 
> So x86_64 might bring some benefits - or some more headache.

I think the ability to run 64-bit VMware guests depends on the CPU 
capabilities, not the host OS - and not all 64bit CPUs will support it. 
  Unless things have changed recently, you actually need some 32 bit 
libraries to run VMware.

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