"Do one thing well..." (Flash)

[Jerry Feldman]

On 06/19/2011 05:16 PM, Benjamin Scott wrote:
>   AFAIK, any x86-64 chip still runs 32-bit i386 code just fine.  :)  I
> expect most people asking about 32-bit software are prolly running
> their x86-64 hardware in 32-bit mode, for whatever reason.  (Inertia
> being a big one.)
This is true. Of course for a 32-bit program to run on a 64-bit OS, the
OS must provide the proper envirnonment. Most Linux systems provide the
facilities to add 32-bit libraries in addition to the native 64-bit
libraries. Most distros set up 32-bit as the default. For instance, in
Fedora,
"565 MB, ISO format image for Intel-compatible PCs (32-bit)
More download options... <http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-options>"

You have to click another link to get DVD or 64-bit images.



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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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