[Gllug] Linux box keeps rebooting

[Martin A. Brooks]

Jack Bertram wrote:
> wanted to be able to mix i386 and x86-64 packages on the same system.
> As I recall, Ubuntu (and Debian) can't do this.

I run 32 bit skype quite happily on my otherwise completely 64 bit system.

> Anyway, to switch back to Debian I'd have to run an i386 system, and
> while I'm sure there's no speed advantage to running 64-bit, I wanted to
> be up to date.

I don't follow.

If you have a 64 bit system then you can use 64 bit Debian.  Regardless 
of the processor you run, you can have a reasonably up to date system as 
a trade off for stability.

for stability:

stable > testing > unstable >>>>> experimental

for "up to dateness", the opposite it true.



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