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How does it affect >> my amd64 box ? > > Generally, a 64 bit system can execute 32 bit programs. If > those are linked against system libraries which on amd64 > are 64 bit, the program would not work as expected, so > there are 32 bit libraries for (potential) 32 bit programs > that you might wish to run. > > Hi Poly/others, But, from what I can imagine, there are no pre-installed 32-bit programs in an amd64 box. Further, if the user creates any of his/her own binaries, they too would be amd64. If my understanding is right, it should be : 1) entirely safe for the user to deselect the lib32 distribution; 2) considered by FreeBSD makers whether to have lib32 on by default at the time of installation. Your comments ? Regards, Manish Jain