[Leaplist] FC6 conversion from Ubuntu?

[Homer Whittaker]

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> If you like Ubuntu, stick with it. There's no reason to switch.  I'd stay with the 32-bit version, as only RPM-based distros (Fedora and SuSE foremost) have multi-arch support.
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> If you absolutely, positively must have 64-bit, then yes, choose Fedora or SuSE. Or learn how to build a chroot for Debian/Ubuntu.
Why?
Homer
>  But even Fedora or SuSE is not perfect with 64-bit, because people differ on what programs should ship 32-bit and what should ship 64-bit.
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> It's not really a "maturity" thing. You just can run 32-bit libraries/plug-ins with 64-bit apps and vice-versa. Multi-arch in Fedora and SuSE do an outstanding job after 3-4 releases, but it will _never_ be perfect. E.g., 64-bit multimedia apps/plug-ins can't be used under 32-bit Firefox, while many 64-bit plug-ins for 64-bit Firefox are nowhere to be found (hence why you want 32-bit Firefox).
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> The Microsoft solution in Windows x64 is to not even bother shipping 64-bit libs/apps and ship almost an entirely 32-bit set.
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