Thinking of trying 64-bi

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Digital_Topia_4342 : 17/12/05 06:06 AM : Incident created -   Back when Mandriva 2005 LE was still in cooker, I tried out it's 64-bit version. It was noticebly quicker than the 32-bit version, but I had some problems running some 32-bit applications, even after installing the proper libraries. For instance, I could never get the latest version of Firefox from their website to run. It also seemed to me that Mandriva wasn't using compat libraries (where the 32-bit library calls are redirected to the 64-bit libraries) but instead installed the full 32-bit libraries along with the 64-bit libraries. Now I'm running Mandriva 2006, and I'm thinking about upgrading to the 64-bit version. I was wondering, has 32-bit compatibility been smoothed out? And does Mandriva now use compat libraries, or does it still use the full 32-bit libraries? Thanks.
Linegod_7611 : 02/01/06 05:39 PM : Reply received -   It uses a combination of both. I've had no issues running Firefox and OO.org under x86-64. --------------- Note: If this answer resolves your problem, please remember to close this incident.
Digital_Topia_4342 : 05/01/06 06:32 PM : Incident closed -

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