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Hello, |
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I'm testing several distributions on my new dual-opteron. I did a gentoo-64 |
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install - and managed to screw it up, but this was expected as I was testing. |
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I have confirmed that I dislike (k)ubuntu for several reasons, either 64 or |
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32 bit. SuSE 64 hasn't impressed me either. I have managed to install Simply |
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Mepis (32bit) and compile an Opteron kernel and it works well. |
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Now is time to re-install Gentoo, however after a lot of thinking I have come |
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to the following conclusions (which may be wrong): |
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- for what I'd like to do with video (ripping and converting DVDs and DV |
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processing) 64 bit software is not ready: I did not check directly if |
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transcode works, but DVDRip would not start. Cinelerra didn't install either, |
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only kino worked - and MainActor is still 32 bit, if it works at all. |
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- regarding audio, 64bit is not an issue. Ripping the CD allready took more |
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time than converting to ogg on my dual Athlon. |
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- standard desktop applications, as far as I am concerned, heavily rely on |
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OpenOffice.org and that is still 32 bit |
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- gaming also requires 32bit |
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So I am thinking that a 32bit Gentoo is the way to go. I may switch to 64bit |
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later, when it really (?) brings something |
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Does anyone have other arguments to justify the troubles of working with a |
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64bit install at the moment? |
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Thierry |
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The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a |
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capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the |
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safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? |
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Frank Zappa |
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