Hi, Thanks for the info. Yes I have a 64-bit cpu but technically why is this needed, can it be just solved with having all the 64-bit libs in /usr/lib? Does this mean that if I have a 64-bit cpu that is not capable of supporting ia32 then only /usr/lib will exist? Thanks Shams -- "Steve Siegfried" <sos@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:200706080120.l581KWEl010638@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Shams wrote: >> >> 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 >> > > Umm... because you've got a 64-bit CPU that supports both ia32 and > either ia64 or x86-64? > > This is pretty standard across most 64-bit capable distributions. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
