Hey all, Ok, am new to using the 64bit systems and this is my first one. I finally got my dual boot all setup and Fedora 8 initially installed with updates applied as of this morning. So far basically no problems, and running fine AFAICT. But some issues, comments, or questions I have to help better understand how to run my system. 1 - Noticed i386 packages (some, not all) installed along with the 64 bit ones. Is there an rpm/yum command to list the i386, and possibly then remove the ones I def don't need that the system will allow? Are there some of these that I *have* to have, depending on what I use the program for? I have seperate test/updates/rawhide dir's that I mirror, and notice in the 64 bit ones, that there are i386 packages, as I guess those are needed depended on if i386 is what is needed to go along with the 64 bit ones? 2 - This may be part of my question to 1 above, but are firefox and evolution i386 packages needed? I installed the flash-plugin but think I have seen talk bout only for i386 and that is why firefox-i386 is needed? 3 - My system is an AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 3600+ (2.0G cpu speed each one I think). What kernel does this need to be using for best results? 4 - I only use the system for home use, email, internet, occasional packaging (not much, just edit or repackage), that type thing. Do I *really* have to worry bout using 64 bit installs , or can i386 work just fine and not have to worry about separate dir's and packages mixing? Will my system/kernel still run just as fast or whatever with i386 or is it even running that much (if at all) faster now with 64 bit? Hope this isn't too many questions, just trying to understand what my system is capable of doing. Thanks for your time. -- Mike Chambers Madisonville, KY "The best lil town on Earth!"
