On 30/07/10 11:14, Wayne Stallwood wrote:
I'd say 64bit every time, for a start you won't be able to make full use of that 4GB of Ram if you run a 32bit system.
Most of the problems us early adopters had (I have been running x86-64 linux for about 6 years now) have since gone away. Flash is 64bit native, and most things that are still 32bit only can be installed easily enough using ia32libs etc.
That's good to hear. I've been running 64-bit at home since I built my Athlon 64-bit machine (several years, not sure how many now, but Ubuntu 6.04 or 6.10 sounds familiar so about 4 years). But Home and work usage are different and it's nice to not hear anyone say to avoid 64-bit! We need some Win7 machines as well, but experience has taught me that 32-bit is still the best option for those if you want any hope of installing something slightly "odd".