On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 10:59 -0500, William Case wrote: > Hi all; > > I should know but I haven't gotten it clear in my mind. I am going to > download Fc8 in the next couple of days and I am not sure whether to go > for i386 or x86_64? > > I have an AMD Athlon 64 x 2 Dual-Core processor on a ASUS M2NPV-VM > motherboard on a desktop with a small household LAN . I am not heavy > user of data bases etc. I am mainly a SOHO type user, with ordinary one > person requirements. I.e. OpenOffice, Firefox etc. > > Previously I have been told (maybe here, maybe somewhere else) that I > will get better usage as i386 until the applications for x86_64 are in > better shape. I have been watching the to-and-fro-ing regarding i386 > and x86_64 on this list regarding Fc7 over the last few months. > > So, I am just looking for a bit of advice about which would be the most > appropriate for me, and people like me, to install; Fc8_i386 or Fc8_x64? Unless you need the memory or extra horsepower that a 64-bit gives you (and it sounds like you really don't), then I'd stick with the 32-bit version. Most of the 64-bit applications are up to snuff, but there's some third-party stuff that's not there yet (e.g. a 64-bit FLASH plugin for Firefox). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - CDN Systems, Internap, Inc. http://www.internap.com - - - - Linux is like a wigwam...no windows, no gates...and apache inside! - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
