Hello, I have to buy a new PC for my desktop. I want to run Fedora on it, because I already know it well from University. But I am not sure if it is OK to go with a 64 bit CPU or stick to 32 bit ones. What are right now, if any, the limits I encounter in using Fedora or FOSS in general, if I buy a 64 bit CPU? I have not found very recent information, and what I found reinforced these doubts. For example, http://lwn.net/Articles/113741/ said: >Given the extra overhead in terms of disk space and memory usage while >running two "editions" of the same libraries, as well as the limited >number of third-party RPMs, is there a case for running a 64-bit Fedora >Core? In other words, are there any advantages of running a 64-bit system >on a 64-bit processor, as opposed to running a 32-bit system on a 64-bit >processor? As always, it depends. Unfortunately, it seems that right now, >and for the majority of users, the disadvantages outweigh the benefits. Is this still true today, or with next Fedora 5? What are the traps still there with openoffice, java, kernel graphic drivers, flash, kde, gnome, whatever? Also, if there are no traps, what 64 bit CPU do you recommend from the power efficiency point of view? Lower wattage, possibility to run slower when not doing heavy stuff....? Thanks, Webber Happy 2006!
