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On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 5:59 AM, pat <pat@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> I've bought a new laptop with Core 2 Duo processor which is 64 bit. My |
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> question is if applications (see below) compiled and running over 64 bits are |
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> stable enough or if I should compile for 32 bits. |
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> The applications are: |
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> - Seamoneky/Firefox |
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> - Java |
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> - Flash |
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> - Audacious |
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> - mplayer |
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> - VirtualBox/VMware |
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> - Qemu |
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> - Kerberos/OpenLDAP/OpenSSH (for these I think they are stable) |
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> - X.org/fluxbox |
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> - system suspending |
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> I have 4GB RAM and I know better is to compile for 64 bits, but for me is more |
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> important stability. |
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> Thanks a lot |
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> Pat |
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I think both 32-bit and 64-bit are very stable. I run both here. My |
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input would be that 32-bit Flash and Java are still more compatible |
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with stuff that's out there on the web and I'm generally better of on |
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my wife's 32-bit Gentoo machine than my own 64-bit machine. don't get |
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me wrong - 64-bit works really, really well or I would have dropped |
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it, but if you build 64-bit Gentoo you want to build with multi-lib so |
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you can run 32-bit stuff along the way. |
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Anyway, I'm not the most software technical guy and I don't run much |
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stuff that isn't marked stable so I cannot give you a leading edge |
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view but if I had purchased your hardware I'd build and run 32-bit |
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today and leave a 20GB partition for building 64-bit later. |
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Good luck, |
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Mark |
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