Re: 64-bit vs 32-bit distros

From: General Schvantzkoph (schvantzkoph_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/18/05


Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:25:22 -0500

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:50:54 +0100, maxx wrote:

> General Schvantzkoph wrote:
>
>> Do you have 32 bit or 64 bit Mandrake 10.1 on that system?. It's the 32
>> bit version that won't install, I haven't tried the 64 bit version but
>> there are reports that it does work. Here is a pointer to the bug on
>> qa.mandrakesoft.
>>
>>
>> http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13807
>
> I am running 64 bit Mandrake 10.1.
>
> $ uname -a
> Linux lugh.maxxware 2.6.8.1-24mdk #1 Fri Jan 14 11:43:02 MST 2005 x86_64 AMD
> Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ unknown GNU/Linux
>
> gr,
> maxx
> :wq!

That explains why it works for you. I use Win4Lin5 which restricts me to a
32 bit distro.



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