Re: Dual booting 64-bit and 32-bit kernels
A J Stiles <deb64@earthshod.co.uk> writes:
> If I partition my drive appropriately, can I use LILO to dual-boot a 32-bit
> kernel and a 64-bit kernel with {at least} a shared /home and swap space,
> but separate / partitions?
>
> I think it should be possible, this way, to keep all the nasty binary-only
> stuff tucked out of the way in a directory which won't even appear when the
> system is booted in 64-bit mode.
>
> But I thought I'd ask first, incase someone knows of a good reason I have not
> thought of why this won't work.
Except for some things like kde or gnome programs that have
architecture depended .something files in your home directroy there is
no problem.
If you find any such programs please file a bug so it can be
corrected.
MfG
Goswin
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