chicken and egg problem?

[Mark Haney]

Steve Searle wrote:
> Around 02:28pm on Monday, November 13, 2006 (UK time), Mark Haney scrawled:
>
>   
>> The only real issues with 64-bit is that the common browser plugins 
>> (Flash being the biggest), don't work with 64-bit.  You've got two 
>> options, either run the 32-bit binary browser for when you need the 
>> plugins, or there is an app called nspluginwrapper that will allow you 
>> to wrap 32-bit plgins into a 64-bit browser.  Either option works pretty 
>> well, but I'm getting partial to the plugin wrapper.
>>     
>
> I battled to try and get Flash working on a 64bit install.  I got
> nspluginwrapper to run, but not to produce sound.  Eventually gave up
> and switched back to 32 bit Fedora (FC5).
>
>   
>> As for running the 32-bit version of linux, you'd lose a ton of 
>> performance if you did, IMHO.
>>     
>
> I noticed no difference in performance.  I am sure there is probably
> some, but think describing this as "a ton of performance" is wrong.
>
> This was FC5 on a AMD Atholon 3200+, btw.
>
> Steve
>
>   
FWIW, I see a ton of difference on my 3500+, between FC5 64-bit and 32 
bit.  But then I switched to gentoo on this box and there's really no 
comparison.


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Mark Haney
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