Do/should we install x86_64 kernel on i386 now?

[John Summerfield]

Jesse Keating wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-02-26 at 16:35 -0500, sean darcy wrote:
>> As I understand it F11 will install by default the x86_64 kernel on a 64 
>>   bit machine even if the  rest of the install in 386/586. So should we 
>> grab the 64 kernel from the 64 repo and install it now?  Is the 64 
>> kernel going to be in the 386 repo?
>>
>> sean
> 
> This particular functionality is not ready yet.
> 
> 
Supplementary question
If I have an AMD-64 compatible CPU, what reasons exist for installing 
IA32 anything?



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