upgrading from Feisty to Gutsy

[Denver Gingerich]

On Nov 12, 2007 6:04 PM, Andrew Mathenge <mathenge at gmail.com> wrote:
> About performance, that would depend on the applications you're using
> and the data they're handling. I have an Acer AMD64 but I'm running
> the 32-bit Gutsy and find that it's faster than the 64-bit version
> that I had installed previously. Nearly all the applications that I
> use only exist in the 32-bit version in any case.

If you don't mind me asking, which applications are these?  It seems
to me that virtually all applications that run on GNU/Linux have both
32-bit and 64-bit versions.  Of course there are notable exceptions
(such as the Adobe Flash player), but from my experience, these are
few and far between.

Part of the reason I'm interested in this is that I find GNU/Linux in
general to be much more flexible than other operating systems when it
comes to running on different architectures and I'd like to be aware
of areas where it's not that flexible so that I can promote
development in those areas.

Denver


> On Nov 12, 2007 4:10 PM, Dennis d'Entremont <dennis.dentremont at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks for the info. I am still not sure what I am going to do but I
> > am leaning towards attempting an upgrade to Gutsy via the upgrade
> > method then if that doesn't work like I want it to I still have the
> > option of wiping the drive and starting a new. I have all my data on
> > separate partitions so I'm not worried about losing anything.
> >
> > D
> >
> >
> > On Nov 12, 2007 4:08 PM, Dave Marple <d.marple at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I am currently running a 64bit Gutsy and a 32bit Gutsy on 2 different
> > > computers which both have very similar specs (the one running 32bit has a
> > > better graphics card).
> > >
> > > The 64bit computer is noticeably faster, and has had no problems whatsoever
> > > (except of course with its ATI graphics card...but this has nothing to do
> > > with the architecture) and I am planning on wiping the 32bit for a 64bit
> > > install whenever I get the time.
> > >
> > > Hopefully this helped your decision,
> > > Elpram
> > >
> > >
> > > On Nov 12, 2007 2:45 PM, <andy at boersma.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Quoting Dennis d'Entremont <dennis.dentremont at gmail.com>:
> > > >
> > > > I suggest that you do it, I had 64bit running on my Toshiba Qoismo and
> > > > had the same issues, once I upgraded I got everything working.
> > > > Flash etc.
> > > >
> > > > Andy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I'm looking for advice on upgrading my system from Feisty to Gutsy.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am currently running Feisty 64bit on my dual core AMD X2 system. I
> > > > > seem to be having problems with missing software and software that
> > > > > doesn't work (due to 64bit I assume). I want to upgrade to Gutsy bit I
> > > > > am a little hesitant.
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone had any bad experiences with the upgrade? Also, I was
> > > > > considering going to Gutsy 32bit (doing a full reinstall). If I do go
> > > > > to 32bit can I expect a downgrade in performance or does it remain
> > > > > roughly the same? Is 64bit even worth installing to begin with ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Any advice is appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers!
> > > > > Dennis
> > > > >
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