[GRLUG] 64-bit Linux

[Casey DuBois]

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
> So I've got a brand-spankin-new laptop that I'd like to run Linux on.
> Thing is, this is my first box with a 64-bit processor.  I don't yet
> know if I want to run Ubuntu or Gentoo, but one problem remains: Do I
> run 32-bit or 64-bit?
>
> I expect to do two things with my laptop: Watch video files, browse
> the Internet, and watch streaming video on the Internet.  *Maybe* some
> gaming. (It's been something like six years since I've had a computer
> deemed appropriate for video games...)
>
> I know Flash on Linux tends to lag behind Flash on Windows, but does
> 64-bit Linux flash lag even further behind?  I also know there were
> problems with getting a 64-bit Java browser plugin, but Java applets
> on the Internet are rare, and even Java developers don't like to admit
> they exist.
>
> So if I were to install a 64-bit Linux variant, what issues am I going
> to run into?
>


Hey Mike,
How about a breakdown of the Hardware????
Casey