David Rosenstrauch wrote:
Just wondering though if there's still any major packages that aren't available in 64bit that might make me want to rethink this decision. The only package I'm aware of that I use frequently and is not available in 64-bit is flashplugin.
1) Anyone aware of any other notable exceptions?
Also official java plugin. There are some ways to get java in 64b, like gcj, or icedtea packages though. I also tried to get OSS4 running, but adding alsa emulation PLUS combination of OSS4 and alsa emulation for 32 bit apps was too much mess ;)
2) Is there any workaround to be able to use the 32-bit flashplugin with firefox?
Yes, nspluginwrapper and nspluginwrapper-flash from AUR. I also got flash 10 beta running with nspluginwrapper without any problems. There are some issues though, like heavy CPU usage sometimes.