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From: Eric Martin <freak4uxxx@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [bit OT] 32 vs. 64 bits (Thanks)
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:22:56
Message-Id: ae47c6e50812090622v11e03d3eo1058ec8d66a9d27c@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] [bit OT] 32 vs. 64 bits (Thanks) by pat
1 firefox 64bit is unstable for me, and I also think I have a problem
2 w/thunderbird / enigmail. Other than that I'm happily running 2 64bit
3 machines
4
5 On 12/9/08, pat <pat@××××××××.org> wrote:
6 > On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:59:00 +0100, pat wrote
7 >> Hello,
8 >>
9 >> I've bought a new laptop with Core 2 Duo processor which is 64 bit.
10 >> My question is if applications (see below) compiled and running over
11 >> 64 bits are stable enough or if I should compile for 32 bits.
12 >>
13 >> The applications are:
14 >> - Seamoneky/Firefox
15 >> - Java
16 >> - Flash
17 >> - Audacious
18 >> - mplayer
19 >> - VirtualBox/VMware
20 >> - Qemu
21 >> - Kerberos/OpenLDAP/OpenSSH (for these I think they are stable)
22 >> - X.org/fluxbox
23 >> - system suspending
24 >>
25 >> I have 4GB RAM and I know better is to compile for 64 bits, but for
26 >> me is more important stability.
27 >>
28 >> Thanks a lot
29 >>
30 >> Pat
31 >
32 >
33 > Thanks for all advices. I'm going to try amd64 and I'll see :-D
34 >
35 > Thanks
36 >
37 > Pat
38 >
39 >
40 >