i686/x86_64 dual install media

[Mark Bidewell]

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.

-- 
Mark Bidewell
http://www.linkedin.com/in/markbidewell

[Garrett Holmstrom]

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.

[Adam Williamson]

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.
-- 
Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Fedora Talk: adamwill AT fedoraproject DOT org
http://www.happyassassin.net

[Thorsten Leemhuis]

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 2¢.

CU
knurd

[Garrett Holmstrom]

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...

[Adam Williamson]

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.
-- 
Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Fedora Talk: adamwill AT fedoraproject DOT org
http://www.happyassassin.net

[Jan Kratochvil]

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=/u...

It was too late for an official biarch spin of F14 but it should hopefully be
available on F15 GA.


Regards,
Jan