[arch-general] 2 recommendations needed for installing ArchLinux

[Ross Hamblin]

On 07/12/11 03:15, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: arch-general-bounces at archlinux.org on behalf of Thanasis Georgiou
> Sent: Tue 12/6/2011 14:20
> [snip]
> Arch is using a different repository for 32-bit software under 64-bit machines called 'multilib'. You only need to enable that and you will be fine.
> 
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> 
> Thank you :)
> 
> so there are no issues with e.g. the no-cost proprietary lightscribe apps using 64-bit Arch Linux?! I don't need 32-bit support especially for my DAW, since I'm not using Windows VSTs. OTOH I never was lucky that I wasn't able to get the proprietary KORG nano KONTROL app run under wine. Tried this for 64-bit installs only.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ralf
> 
> PS: Reading the Internet recovering removed files from ext3 seems to be less problematic, than doing this from ext4. So I perhaps will install Arch to ext3 and join another list to restore my lost data.
> 
I regularly use lightscribe to label CD/DVD, the apps installed from AUR
and work fine in arch64 here.