[lug] Daily system crash....

[David L. Anselmi]

David Morris wrote:
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> Two of the reasons aren't related to 32/64 bit issues:
> - I needed a larger root partition

LVM is the way to go.

> - I stupidly installed gnome on the original 64-bit install
>   and, as I don't use it, it has caused me grief ever since.

I keep telling people that aptitude is the killer app in package 
management.  All packages that I specifically care about are marked 
"installed by me".  All others are marked "installed due to 
dependencies".  Then removing packages and all their depends is easy.

Now you're all crossing your eyes and wondering what language I'm speaking.

> As for 64-bit related issues:
> - No java in web browsers (need a 32-bit browser)
> - No flash in web browsers (again, need 32-bit)

Flash works for me.  I think there's a netscape plugin that makes the 32 
bit flash work.

> - I have some 32-bit binary applications which only work in
>   a 32-bit schroot environment.

By binary I assume you mean proprietary.  Pity.

> - I can still use a 64-bit kernel (-amd64) in a 32-bit user
>   space and bypass all the above annoyances
> - Using a 64-bit kernel (-amd64) I can run 64-bit
>   applications in a 32-bit user space (this is important as
>   I do a lot of 64-bit development)

Cool.

> - Using debian testing, I get a steady stream of broken
>   packages on the AMD64 architecture, on occasion causing
>   severe problems (crashing applications).

Hmm.  I guess my AMD64 is unstable but broken packages don't seem to be 
a problem.

Dave