[GRLUG] 64 bit Linux and CPUs

[Erik Southworth]

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 4:28 AM, Alan J Abma <ajabma at chartermi.net> wrote:

> Can I dual boot a 64 bit Linux OS and a 32 bit linux OS on the same
> machine?
>
> It's time for a rebuild of my desktop. I'm looking at new Motherboards,
> Processors and stuff and noticed that there's a lot of 64 bit stuff out
> there
> and it seems to be a little cheaper. I'm thinking of having three OS's on
> the
> machine, two at 32 bit and one at 64 bit to play with.
>
> Thoughts?
> Ideas?
>                Alan
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If the hardware is x86_64 then I would stick with a matching OS.

x86 has jumped the shark. Most distros are releasing x86 versions to keep
the
older hardware viable. Right now every software package has to be built for
both
arch. You can build x86 and x86_64 packages with a 64bit system, but using
just
x86 would limit that ability.

I use http://www.foresightlinux.org/
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