I'm experimenting with 6.2 now. Things seem to be really great so far! Distribution closure is one of my favourite pets. So I tried to install everything. I found only one problem, but that's another (minor) thing. But I found almost nothing under /usr/lib. So, Biarch is really dead? Funny! A couple of years back, I finally opted for CentOS instead of Debian just because of Biarch ... I'm getting real old ... -Michael
hi, On 12/28/2011 01:47 AM, Michael Lampe wrote:> I'm experimenting with 6.2 now. Things seem to be really great so far!nice!> Distribution closure is one of my favourite pets. So I tried to install > everything.thats tricky, ~ multiple things can provide overlapping functionality as well..> So, Biarch is really dead?nope. its actually quite a major pain to manage.. you forgot to mention what you installed, how you did it and what you expected V/s achieved - KB
On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Michael Lampe <lampe at gcsc.uni-frankfurt.de> wrote:> But I found almost nothing under /usr/lib.When you were using the 5.x branch, biarch was done on install via what some consider a glitch in the installer. There was generally much complaining about the whole load of x86 packages when people wanted clean x86_64 systems.> So, Biarch is really dead?Not at all, it's simply not as much of as a default as it once was. the command "yum list available *.i?86" should show you a whole host of packages available to put your shiny bits back in /usr/lib -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell
> nope. its actually quite a major pain to manage.. > > you forgot to mention what you installed, how you did it and what you > expected V/s achievedI have installed all the packages from the two x86_64 DVDs with (eventually): yum install --exclude=ovirt\* \* I'm not using any internet-based repos for now, because of limited bandwidth at home. I haven't touched 6.x before 6.2 and just thought it would be as in 5.x (biarch wise). With 6.2 everything on my X301 semms to be working much better or at least as good as in 5.7. I will slowly, carefully, and thankfully play with your Christmas present in the next two weeks. :) -Michael