On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:42, Joachim Schrod
Hi,
I've just ordered a new workstation, with a Core 2 Quad CPU. I want to run OpenSUSE with a 64-bit kernel and 32-bit userland on it. I have not had a 64-bit CPU desktop with OpenSUSE yet, so I'm asking for advice -- what's the best way to do it? (My Google foo was not good enough to get good answers. :-( )
AFAIU, 64-bit OpenSUSE comes with 32-bit userland programs. Do I get all programs this way, or only a selection?
Or, do I install 32-bit OpenSUSE and replace the kernel with a 64-bit one from the build service / factory / vanilla kernel? (I have no problems compiling my own kernel -- I started using Linux with 0.99.4, back in 1995...) I think that due to space constraints, you will get most programs on the media in 64bit with some 32bit thrown in for those that work best in 32bit. The system stuff will definitely be 64bit. I would leave that alone. I would then get a list of all the userland stuff and replace those with 32bit stuff if this is feasible. In some cases, I'm guessing, you will have to have both 32bit and 64bit rpms installed. Either way, it will be a nice way to experiment and see what works best. Hopefully, you'll report your findings here.
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