[GRLUG] 64-bit Linux

[Michael Mol]

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.

In the mean time, here's the Newegg page for the laptop.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115464


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