Not even that. You can have functioning 32bit programs running on a 64bit system. The only reason I can see to change is if you somehow installed a 64bit system on a 32 bit architecture system. On Jul 10, 2014 10:07 PM, "Bigby James" <bigby.james@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 07/11, Friedrich Strohmaier wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I installed 64-bit arch on a low memory laptop (1G) not thinking about > the > > higher memory requirement. > > > > Now I wonder, whether I can approach to change it by changing the > pacman.conf > > entry > > > > Architecture = auto > > to > > Architecture = i686 > > > > and reinstall all explicitly installed packages. > > > > I feel like it should work. > > > > Any "don't do that"s, "go for it"s, "I did it"s out there :o)). > > -- > > Friedrich > > I'm certainly no expert on how GNU/Linux systems are put together, but it > seems > to me that in the process of replacing all 64-bit libraries with their > 32-bit > equivalents, the currently running 64-bit system will try to use > llibraries that > you've just deleted, and so will crash during the process. If that happens, > you'll be reinstalling anyway. There is a way to get a 32-bit clone of your > current system up and running very quickly: > > 1. Back up any sensitive data, including configuration files. > 2. Follow the instructions on the wiki for creating a list of packages > installed > from the official repositories. [1] Make sure to keep that list with > your > backups. > 3. Format the disks and install a 32-bit build of Arch following the > restoration > instructions from that same wiki page. > 4. Restore your backups. > > > [1]: > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman_tips#Backing_up_and_retrieving_a_list_of_installed_packages > > -- > "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something > completely > foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." - Douglas > Adams > >
