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Jonathan Berry wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:48:47 -0800 (PST), Jason Hiller
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<pre wrap="">I want to get some opinions on whether Fedora Core-64
is a good choice for a Linux newby. I have some
experience w/ Linux but not a great deal. I am going
to buy a new computer and was considering getting a
AMD-64 chip. I am going to run Fedora Core
exclusively on the new machine. Is installing and
running FC-64 within the grasp of a Linux beginner or
should I stick with i386? Are there any other
drawbacks to going with FC-64 vs. FC-i386? Any
opinions are appreciated. Also, if this is the wrong
place to ask this type of question please redirect me.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi Jason,
I'd say definitely go with an AMD64 chip and definitely go with the
64-bit version. You should not really have any trouble with it more
than you would with the 32-bit version. I'd say if you can do the
i386 version, you can do x86_64. The only thing I have not been able
to do with FC x86_64 is use my (Broadcom) wireless with ndiswrapper
(it's a laptop), though this may be working in the near future. For
anything that does not yet work with 64-bit, you can install the
32-bit and run it. For instance, you can install 32-bit Firefox to
get flash and java plugins to work. Most things work with 64-bit
though, and those that don't will in time. If you have the disk
space, you can even dual boot the x86_64 and i386 versions.
Jonathan
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All-in-all I've got no stability issues with my x86_64 system, however
there are some things to consider if you're planning to get a Nvidia
video card. The 64-bit drivers have a bug with the mouse pointer on
PCIe systems, SLI in particular. They (Nvidia) know about it and it
should be fixed in the next driver release.<br>
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If you're wanting to go 64-bit, check out the components you want to
get for compatability... it may just save you a headache or two. <br>
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Other than the mouse on my system, it's stable as heck, and wasn't any
more difficult to install or run than the i386 version.<br>
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