[DC LoCo] 32-bit vs 64-bit ubuntu

[Kenneth Stailey]

Why use flash when Anything Is Possible!
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--- On Wed, 9/15/10, Jeremy Bicha <jeremy at bicha.net> wrote:

> From: Jeremy Bicha <jeremy at bicha.net>
> Subject: Re: [DC LoCo] 32-bit vs 64-bit ubuntu
> To: pshapiro at his.com
> Cc: ubuntu-us-dc at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 7:25 PM
> And today, Adobe announced that
> they've opened a new Flash 10.2 Beta
> for 64-bit Linux, Windows, & Mac:
> 
> http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Jeremy Bicha <jeremy at bicha.net>
> wrote:
> > Phil,
> >
> > Both 32-bit & 64-bit work on most modern computers
> (with the notable
> > exception of many netbooks which were 32-bit only). I
> recommend 64-bit
> > unless Flash is important to you in which case, 32-bit
> is less hassle.
> > For instance, Hulu won't allow the 64-bit Flash plugin
> to be used on
> > their website. Adobe has suspended their 64-bit Flash
> plugin beta
> > testing meaning that the 64-bit plugin is believed to
> have known
> > security flaws.
> >
> > Using flashplugin-installer & maybe i32-libs
> should allow you to get
> > Flash working on 64-bit (though not for Hulu) but I
> haven't tried this
> > in a while.
> >
> > 64-bit does have several advantages, but since Ubuntu
> these days uses
> > PAE technology, you should still be able to get most
> of the benefit of
> > your RAM (which isn't possible in today's 32-bit
> Windows).
> >
> > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnablingPAE
> >
> > Jeremy
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Phil Shapiro <pshapiro at his.com>
> wrote:
> >> hi ubuntistas,
> >>
> >>   if i installed ubuntu on a core i3 notebook
> that previously had windows
> >> 7 64-bit, do i need to install the 64-bit version
> of ubuntu? (i.e.
> >> would the 32-bit version of ubuntu work okay on
> that system?)
> >>
> >>   i've read some places that staying with the
> 32-bit version of ubuntu
> >> means that you don't run into some headaches down
> the line when the
> >> apps you want to run aren't available in 64-bit
> versions.
> >>
> >>                phil
> >>
> >>
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> >>
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> >> "Learning happens thru gentleness."
> >>
> >>
> >>
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