should I go for 64bit version of Fedora 11 ?

[Jatin K]

On 11/03/2009 03:58 PM, Aioanei Rares wrote:
> 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.
>
ok then I will go for 64bit ......  thank you very much for kind 
information ...


Regards

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