Unless you have a specific need for a large address space, go with i386. The x86_64 is going to inflate memory usage both in disk usage and for running applications. SUN produced a version of UltraSPARC 8 that had the processor extensions of release 9 but was 32 bit, because of customer demand and the fact that (at least in SPARC) 64 bit pointer were more expensive to use than 32 bit ones so there was a performance penalty.
2008/3/31 Y Uanlux yuanlux@gmail.com:
Hi, I tried to install Fedora 8 on a new laptop with duo core 2. Could someone point me to pros and cons of i386 vs x86_64 kernel? if this was discussed on this list, please point me to? I have suspended this mail list for a peirod of time.
thanks
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