Steve Searle wrote:
Around 02:28pm on Monday, November 13, 2006 (UK time), Mark Haney scrawled:
The only real issues with 64-bit is that the common browser plugins
(Flash being the biggest), don't work with 64-bit. You've got two
options, either run the 32-bit binary browser for when you need the
plugins, or there is an app called nspluginwrapper that will allow you
to wrap 32-bit plgins into a 64-bit browser. Either option works pretty
well, but I'm getting partial to the plugin wrapper.
I battled to try and get Flash working on a 64bit install. I got
nspluginwrapper to run, but not to produce sound. Eventually gave up
and switched back to 32 bit Fedora (FC5).
As for running the 32-bit version of linux, you'd lose a ton of
performance if you did, IMHO.
I noticed no difference in performance. I am sure there is probably
some, but think describing this as "a ton of performance" is wrong.
This was FC5 on a AMD Atholon 3200+, btw.
Steve
FWIW, I see a ton of difference on my 3500+, between FC5 64-bit and 32
bit. But then I switched to gentoo on this box and there's really no
comparison.
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Mark Haney
Sr. Systems Administrator
ERC Broadband
(828) 350-2415
