64 bit F7

[Karl Larsen]

Mike Chambers wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-07-17 at 13:17 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>> I have just learned a week or two ago that you can get a 64 bit 
>> kernel and load a 64 bit Fedora 7. I recall seeing the .iso and wondered 
>> what it was. Now I know it exists and causes no end of trouble! All the 
>> fixes and new applications come out 32 bit. They are all RPM files with 
>> i386 in the name.
>>
>>     My question is why would anyone want to have an odd ball F7 with 
>> 64bit logic? It makes no sense to me.
>>     
>
> Cause your looking into the i386 dir, and not the x86_64 dir, which is
> where the rpms are for 64bit systems.  Here is part of the dir path to
> 64bit from the main fedora download site..
>
> /pub/fedora/linux/releases/7/Everything/x86_64/os/Fedora
>
> Above by using ftp to get to it.
>
> So not sure what your asking or I am looking at the question from a
> different angle?
>
>   
    I think you answered my question. I am able to yum things for my 32 
bit Linux and all the updates they send out are for 32 bit machines. If 
I were to go 64 bit I need to FTP the RPM files and and install them 
myself.

    I will stay with 32 bit until it is no longer the most popular.

Karl