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From: "Hemmann
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 64bit vs 32bit
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:24:30
Message-Id: 200606162309.34109.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] 64bit vs 32bit by Catalin Trifu
1 On Friday 16 June 2006 21:15, Catalin Trifu wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 >
5 > I am planning to buy a new machine and lately I was thinking about
6 > a AMD64 X2 4800+ 2GB RAM.
7 > Is it worth to install 64bit linux or should I go for 32. As I have
8 > read there are issues with video stuff, flash player.
9 > This machine is for work and entertainment. I don't like the idea of a
10 > 32bit chroot if it's too much of a hassle to set it up.
11 >
12
13 you don't need a chroot.
14
15 Just emerge firefox-bin for flash
16 and
17 mplayer-bin for wmv files.
18
19 Everything else does not make problems.
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Re: [gentoo-user] 64bit vs 32bit Pete Pardoe <pete.pardoe@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] 64bit vs 32bit kashani <kashani-list@××××××××.net>