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From: H.S. on 13 Jul 2010 01:30 I am thinking of reinstalling my Debian system with Testing for amd64 architecture. Currently I have 32 bit Debian installed on my AMD 64 bit AM3 socket motherboard. I understand that I just have to reinstall my system with the correct architecture install media. My /home is on a separate partition so I supposed I do not need to touch it. Correct? What packages would cause me trouble in 64 bit Debian? I do not use acroread and flash player can work with ndiswrapper. Other than these two, are there any other packages that won't run on this arch installation? Is there a wiki which keep track of these things regarding the 64 bit version? Thanks. -- Please reply to this list only. I read this list on its corresponding newsgroup on gmane.org. Replies sent to my email address are just filtered to a folder in my mailbox and get periodically deleted without ever having been read. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/i1gt16$eqv$1(a)dough.gmane.org
From: Johann Spies on 13 Jul 2010 03:00 On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 01:19:34AM -0400, H.S. wrote: > > I understand that I just have to reinstall my system with the correct > architecture install media. My /home is on a separate partition so I > supposed I do not need to touch it. Correct? Yes, but remember to select manual partitioning when you install to prevent the installation process to overwritek your home partition. And make a full backup of that partition first in case something goes wrong. > What packages would cause me trouble in 64 bit Debian? I have been using 64-bit Debian and Ubuntu systems for a long time and the only thing I cannot do is using my scanner for which there is no opensource driver and only a 32-bit linux driver. I have solved this problem by running a 32-bit system in VirtualBoX so whenever I want to scan, I do it from the 32-bit guest. Regards Johann -- Johann Spies Telefoon: 021-808 4599 Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100713065047.GA24566(a)sun.ac.za
From: Aaron Toponce on 13 Jul 2010 08:50 On 07/12/2010 11:19 PM, H.S. wrote: > I am thinking of reinstalling my Debian system with Testing for amd64 > architecture. Currently I have 32 bit Debian installed on my AMD 64 bit > AM3 socket motherboard. > > I understand that I just have to reinstall my system with the correct > architecture install media. My /home is on a separate partition so I > supposed I do not need to touch it. Correct? > > What packages would cause me trouble in 64 bit Debian? I do not use > acroread and flash player can work with ndiswrapper. Other than these > two, are there any other packages that won't run on this arch > installation? Is there a wiki which keep track of these things regarding > the 64 bit version? I've been running 64-bit for 3 years now, and I have not had a single issue with anything. Then again, I don't use much proprietary apps. I only use the flash plugin, which I get directly from Adobe. I don't use Skype, Acrobat, or other proprietary apps, of which there are no 64-bit versions available. I've heard that if you want to keep using these apps, there are a few headaches waiting for you in the 64-bit world. Other than that, you should be fine. -- . O . O . O . . O O . . . O . . . O . O O O . O . O O . . O O O O . O . . O O O O . O O O
From: Bob McGowan on 13 Jul 2010 13:30 On 07/12/2010 10:19 PM, H.S. wrote: > I am thinking of reinstalling my Debian system with Testing for amd64 > architecture. Currently I have 32 bit Debian installed on my AMD 64 bit > AM3 socket motherboard. > > I understand that I just have to reinstall my system with the correct > architecture install media. My /home is on a separate partition so I > supposed I do not need to touch it. Correct? > > What packages would cause me trouble in 64 bit Debian? I do not use > acroread and flash player can work with ndiswrapper. Other than these > two, are there any other packages that won't run on this arch > installation? Is there a wiki which keep track of these things regarding > the 64 bit version? > > Thanks. As others have said, I too am using 64 bit Debian on an AMD system and have had no issues with software. For at least some 32 bit software, you can install 32 bit libraries which will allow you to run them directly. My system is not with me, so I can't give you the exact package name, but I think if you search for "32 bit support on 64 bit system", or something similar, you should find what is needed. -- Bob McGowan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4C3CA1AE.1050501(a)symantec.com
From: Jordan Metzmeier on 13 Jul 2010 13:50
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 07/13/2010 01:19 AM, H.S. wrote: > What packages would cause me trouble in 64 bit Debian? I do not use > acroread and flash player can work with ndiswrapper. Other than these > two, are there any other packages that won't run on this arch > installation? Is there a wiki which keep track of these things regarding > the 64 bit version? > > Thanks. > > Perhaps the debian QA weather page[1]? [1] http://edos.debian.net/weather/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJMPKTiAAoJEKj/C3qNthmTot8QAIsAAsp3KETig+tCx1MyagI2 TGYs/PqrY/13HL7HpO6TpwxKmfAo7kMYlkDook3nWzYoOoq/BhSLJfNWzUFN6wUF INSnGRnz2KDooM4BPOCVldZO7UISvW14q6ZqiUxkj9Ywy7xMFf04vNJ/Q/dA6GBr xxMYkaAv4ArRdPgQbLABB0w78py7OJBbRdOpyBvoVITBltOTRuyDEFcca4s++C84 f7IEe3IlrZkzivUuBZll7mHNk9fwR8SjOpU8x7GUeQs5onRrOjDCqM+3E+uKJePS LeS5/X/Fx4j6M8aJ6kSLvFPkZMY4YcSPC9cqLo0HJhW5TMZEduydMazdmxhurqoM lxM4RvQcCXeEOB81SSWWfpOxP+QLQVp7q0nb/ThWje73F3W+OERE0IP0W/BB7iDb LsH/YOjkWPWiS5T3FAGY9pES9NRx66Wf2m3PD5pHzElHjTuRYwnio60fkHN853B8 jzOEwIzmA1CSDDX+EhD5RnQoy/xySWsba9gS6d1xQAK2AAcYwFrjNuFduRN2X/Ox RXav9zXcQaF1JBZFUhIyVy+f2xkHBPmd6F4xLIuDbATTG8ux0HLp3a/KBxQiD7/r OSv510UbwtMFAPXV7tCYZIsze+MgdiIkkH3kwbopTIv1TW7H1IddVflz/gkjlnoi hZ8PTmGQsodLmubi19Xg =+0C2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4C3CA4E2.5000601(a)gmail.com |