On Saturday 09 July 2005 15:25, Anand Buddhdev wrote: > I'm soon going to get an AMD64-based computer. I would like to use a > 64-bit linux distro on it, but I'm not yet sure if that is the best > thing to do. I am particularly concerned about firefox and plugins. I > believe that in order to use the binary plugins like flash and java, I > would have to use the i386 version of firefox, instead of the x86_64 > version. It should work, but I haven't tried it yet. I don't care much about flash. I think the fedora FAQ mentions something about it. > I am also concerned about how VMware would run in under 64-bit FC4. Works well. I'm using it right now. > Are there users out there using 32-bit software on 64-bit systems? And > what are your experiences like? Would you recommend that I go for the > 64-bit version, or should I just install the complete OS as i386 (which > kind of defeats the purpose of having an AMD64 processor). If the 64bit version is available I would use that. If it's not than the 32bit version should also work. Regards, Marcel
