should I go for 64bit version of Fedora 11 ?

[Aioanei Rares]

On 11/03/2009 12:15 PM, Jatin K wrote:
> On 11/03/2009 02:55 PM, Aioanei Rares wrote:
>> On 11/03/2009 11:15 AM, Jatin K wrote:
>>> On 11/03/2009 01:34 PM, Aioanei Rares wrote:
>>>> On 11/03/2009 09:38 AM, Jatin K wrote:
>>>>> Dear all
>>>>>
>>>>> I've purchased a new Dell laptop Vostro 1520, major 
>>>>> configuration[1] , My question is should I go for FC 11 64bit 
>>>>> version ? is there any significant benefit  if I use 64bit version ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> [1]
>>>>> Model :-         Dell Vostro 1520 P-series
>>>>>
>>>>> Processor:-    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 P8700 1066Mhz FSB ( Intel VT 
>>>>> enabled )
>>>>>
>>>>> RAM :-           3GB DDR2 800Mhz
>>>>>
>>>>> Graphics :-    Mobile Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator X4500M
>>>> Yes, you should go for 64-bit if your hardware supports it, because 
>>>> only a 64-bit kernel will use that hardware at its full capacities. 
>>>> Google is your friend.
>>>>
>>> ok  thank you for your kind reply
>>>
>>> one more question is there in my mind .... that will I see any 
>>> significant improvements in speed related issue if I go with 64bit 
>>> version of OS  ??
>>>
>> Some people reported overall speed increases because of the reasons 
>> mentioned earlier; however, do you have a reason not to go 64-bit?
>>
> one I heard that adobe flash has some problems with 64bit kernel ..... 
> and other 32bit software creates some problem
>
> ( I'm not instrumenting with you ...  I just need suggestion from the 
> list .... so please don't misunderstand me  )
>
> Regards
>
My thinking is it's not safe to decide on what you've heard. Flash works 
like a charm on all my 64-bit systems; and what is that "other software" 
are you referring to? 64-bit Linux has also 32-bit libs if needed.