On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 13:38 -0300, Mariano López Reta 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 López Reta <mlreta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Tortuguitas, Buenos Aires, Argentina Mariano, I "downgraded" FC4 from 64 to 32 bits and did not notice a significant performance decrease. The firefox/plugin issues were not the deciding factor. Unfortunately, my scanner only had drivers that use proprietary 32-bit (binary only) libraries. The manufacturer (Brother) has not released a 64-bit version. Apparently their claims to honor the GPL were not all inclusive and therefore I could not successfully rebuild the driver for the 64-bit architecture. Bob... -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
