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#289639 - 10/11/2006 21:46 New PC and Linux
StigOE addict Registered: 27/10/2002 Posts: 568	Hi, all. I've just bought a shiny new Acer laptop with an AMD Turion 64 X2 processor and I plan to dual-boot with Ubuntu. Since this is a 64-bit processor, should I install a 64-bit version of Ubuntu or should I just stick with the normal 32-bit version for best compatibility with existing programs? Stig
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#289640 - 11/11/2006 02:19 Re: New PC and Linux [Re: StigOE]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14496 Loc: Canada	Quote: Hi, all. I've just bought a shiny new Acer laptop with an AMD Turion 64 X2 processor and I plan to dual-boot with Ubuntu. Since this is a 64-bit processor, should I install a 64-bit version of Ubuntu or should I just stick with the normal 32-bit version for best compatibility with existing programs? Stig 64-bit Linux (x86_64) is supposed to be able to seamlessly mix 32-bit and 64-bit applications without fuss. But.. I do recall hearing that the Flash player was fussier than normal about this.. so on 64-bit Linux you might have to do without the usual number of annoying web advertisements, if that rumour is true. Simpler answer: The ubuntu install discs are also "live demo" discs: pull down the 64-bit version, boot and run from it and see what works. Cheers
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#289641 - 11/11/2006 06:43 Re: New PC and Linux [Re: mlord]
Roger carpal tunnel Registered: 18/01/2000 Posts: 5683 Loc: London, UK	Quote: But.. I do recall hearing that the Flash player was fussier than normal about this.. Ubuntu x86_64 works fine on my AMD X2 box. To be honest, I don't run anything that I didn't compile myself, or that's not available in the Ubuntu package repository, so I don't even know if I've got 32-bit apps on here. Flash, on the other hand, you can't compile yourself, and it's not available in the Ubuntu repositories. I can't get that to work. Can't be that bothered to be honest. Oh, I did have a problem with clock drift -- it ran faster than real time -- but I fixed that with a kernel command line switch. If you try Ubuntu, and you have the same problem (it doesn't happen on all 64-bit boxes -- depends on the chipset, apparently), post back and I'll tell you how I fixed it. Assuming that a later kernel doesn't fix it transparently. _________________________ -- roger
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#289642 - 11/11/2006 07:16 Re: New PC and Linux [Re: Roger]
StigOE addict Registered: 27/10/2002 Posts: 568	Great, thanks both of you. I'll download the 64-bit Ubuntu and try that. Stig
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#289643 - 13/11/2006 08:18 Re: New PC and Linux [Re: StigOE]
Anonymous Unregistered	I would go with 32 bit. You're not going to gain anything with 64 bit, except for a headache.
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#289644 - 13/11/2006 09:28 Re: New PC and Linux [Re: ]
StigOE addict Registered: 27/10/2002 Posts: 568	So I found out, so I installed 32-bit this morning... Stig
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