Charlie McVeigh wrote:
I apologize if this question has been asked before. I have a new
Thinkpad T61 in scheduled to arrive sometime next week. I want to
install Fedora 9 on it. Being as it has a Core 2 Duo processor, I
assume I can install the 64 bit version of Fedora 9. My question is
what are the pros and cons that I need to consider when choosing 32 or
64 bit version of Fedora 9? I am currently using a Thinkpad T42
running Fedora Core 7, so I have no experience with 64 bit linux or
associated issues.
Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
Charlie
64 bit is a minor hassle - flash for instance, and screwing around with
multilibs. OTOH, if you want to use more than 4gb mem - or have an
application where it really makes a difference it's not too bad.
When I looked, I couldn't find any app I used where 64bit was useful,
even ffmpeg. At the time, though, I could find very little data on this.
IOW, stick with 32bit unless you've got some real 64bit benefit.
sean