Sorry if this has been discussed, but has there every been discussion of a dual 32/64-bit install media? I realize that the default package selection would be reduced but with a high speed connection it shouldn't be too big of an issue. Having a single ISO for both my 64-bit desktop and 32-bit laptop would be quite nice.
On 10/24/2010 9:45, Mark Bidewell wrote:
Sorry if this has been discussed, but has there every been discussion of a dual 32/64-bit install media? I realize that the default package selection would be reduced but with a high speed connection it shouldn't be too big of an issue. Having a single ISO for both my 64-bit desktop and 32-bit laptop would be quite nice.
If you have a high-speed Internet connection perhaps you should try a boot.fedoraproject.org CD, USB stick, or other medium.
On Sun, 2010-10-24 at 10:45 -0400, Mark Bidewell wrote:
Sorry if this has been discussed, but has there every been discussion of a dual 32/64-bit install media? I realize that the default package selection would be reduced but with a high speed connection it shouldn't be too big of an issue. Having a single ISO for both my 64-bit desktop and 32-bit laptop would be quite nice.
It wouldn't make sense to make everyone download the default package set twice, when only a relatively small amount of people actually need to, and the extra work involved in downloading and burning two separate ISOs is so tiny.
On 25.10.2010 20:49, Adam Williamson wrote:
On Sun, 2010-10-24 at 10:45 -0400, Mark Bidewell wrote:
Sorry if this has been discussed, but has there every been discussion of a dual 32/64-bit install media? I realize that the default package selection would be reduced but with a high speed connection it shouldn't be too big of an issue. Having a single ISO for both my 64-bit desktop and 32-bit laptop would be quite nice.
It wouldn't make sense to make everyone download the default package set twice, when only a relatively small amount of people actually need to, and the extra work involved in downloading and burning two separate ISOs is so tiny.
But a combo x86-32/x86-64 install media OTOH would be very interesting for magazines that want to ship Fedora on a enclosed DVD, as that's cheaper than two and makes way more readers happy than a x86-32 only DVD. Ohh, and a combo install media might be interesting as hand out for fairs and conferences, too.
Just my 2ยข.
CU knurd
Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
But a combo x86-32/x86-64 install media OTOH would be very interesting for magazines that want to ship Fedora on a enclosed DVD, as that's cheaper than two and makes way more readers happy than a x86-32 only DVD. Ohh, and a combo install media might be interesting as hand out for fairs and conferences, too.
What I would like to see is a regular net install CD (not b.f.o) that is capable of installing either x86_64 or i686. I'm not sure if it's worth the work, though...
On Mon, 2010-10-25 at 21:42 +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
On 25.10.2010 20:49, Adam Williamson wrote:
On Sun, 2010-10-24 at 10:45 -0400, Mark Bidewell wrote:
Sorry if this has been discussed, but has there every been discussion of a dual 32/64-bit install media? I realize that the default package selection would be reduced but with a high speed connection it shouldn't be too big of an issue. Having a single ISO for both my 64-bit desktop and 32-bit laptop would be quite nice.
It wouldn't make sense to make everyone download the default package set twice, when only a relatively small amount of people actually need to, and the extra work involved in downloading and burning two separate ISOs is so tiny.
But a combo x86-32/x86-64 install media OTOH would be very interesting for magazines that want to ship Fedora on a enclosed DVD, as that's cheaper than two and makes way more readers happy than a x86-32 only DVD. Ohh, and a combo install media might be interesting as hand out for fairs and conferences, too.
that's true, the downside is it's another damn thing that can go wrong and has to be tested.
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:45:38 -0400, Mark Bidewell wrote:
Sorry if this has been discussed, but has there every been discussion of a dual 32/64-bit install media?
/usr/bin/mkbiarch is included in livecd-tools-034-2.fc14 upwards: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/fileinfo?rpmID=2167124&filename=/usr/...
It was too late for an official biarch spin of F14 but it should hopefully be available on F15 GA.
Regards, Jan
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