Hi,

> On Fri, 23 Mar 2007, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> 
> > OK, I asked from the single application installation perspective, 32-bit one
> > if the 64-bit version is not available.
> 
> Ok, the short answer is "yes".
> 
> A slightly longer answer is "yes, unless it requires shared objects 
> not available as 64-bit builds, and unless your app is 'really 
> smart' and decides for itself whether it will work on this platform 
> or not".
> 
> > Since you mentioned firefox, is there an 64-bit adobe flash plug-in available
> > for firefox x86_64? What happens with the current 32-bit extensions for
> > firefox and thunderbird regarding firefox x86_64?
> 
> Short answers are "no", and "you use the 32-bit firefox or you don't 
> get to use the plugins which are not available as 64-bit objects".

Actually, that's not entirely true, you can use this:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-flash-java-realplayer-under-64bit-firefox.html

which is a compatibility plugin allowing you to use 32bit plugins in 64 bit
firefox.

Regards,

Michael.

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