--- Mariano L�pez Reta <mlreta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Fellow co-listers: > > Right now, on my machine, there's a 64bit FC4. The > CPU is an Athlon64 > 3000+ with 512MB 400Mhz RAM. Graphics are handled by > a GeForce 5200 with > 128MB. HD is a 160GB 7200RPM Hitachi SATA. > > I'm downloading both x86-64 and i386 versions of > FC5, so the big > question is: should I "downgrade" to i386 in order > to get all firefox > plugins, less compilation hassles when compiling > 3rd-party stuff, and > (mainly) shockwave/flash (unfortunately, most web > pages, including home > banking ones, use flash in my country, so there's no > way to avoid it). > Or should I stick to the 64bit version and face all > the inconveniences > that I have now? Quick answer would be: if you can > handle the hassle, > keep 64. But the deeper question here is: is it > worth it to face all the > hassle? Are there really significant differences in > performance? > > Thanks to all, > > > -- > Mariano L�pez Reta <mlreta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Tortuguitas, Buenos Aires, Argentina > > Registered Linux user #412032 > Count yourself at http://counter.li.org > > Not using 64bit, I'm not entirely sure about this, but I think I read somewhere you can setup 32bit apps to run on your 64bit base. So you could actually get 32bit firefox with plugins running. Like I said, I'm not sure but its worth looking into. -j __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
