Where did lib64 directories come from

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• Subject: Where did lib64 directories come from
• From: "Shams" <shams@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 13:16:20 +1200
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Hi,

I noticed that Fedora has both /usr/lib and /usr/lib64

Is this only on Fedora or standard across many Linux distros?
Why is this needed, I mean why not just have /usr/lib?

Thanks
Shams

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