[GRLUG] 64-bit Linux

[Michael Mol]

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Casey DuBois <grlugcasey at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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

I'll post the relevant details when I get home.



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