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On Friday 09 June 2006 14:06, Ben Goodger wrote: > > What's 64-bit like in Ubuntu nowadays? It's well supported, but buggier than the x86 release due to less people testing. > Can I still run 32-bit apps, or do I > just have to use the limited number of packages that are done for 64-bit > natively? Most 32-bit apps will work fine, but propriatary apps tend to be a problem. > I especially don't want to lose Flash, win32codecs etc - yes > Grant, I know they're not Free™ but I need them. As Rob mentioned, you can use these but you'll need to have a 32-bit chroot. I've never done this, but I believe it's a real pain. A simpler solution might be to just use a 32-bit Linux - you gain little more than a drop in performance for most desktop apps when you go to 64-bit. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit#32_vs_64_bit AMD64 processors have lots of nice new instructions and enhancements which will work just as well in 32-bit mode as they will in 64-bit. > And if I upgrade > from say a A-XP 2400+ to an A-64 3200+ what'll the performance gain be? > Noticable? Will Firefox become as quick as it is currently in Windows? I find my P4 2.8GHz laptop gives about the same performance as my AMD64 4000+ box. You should see some improvement over the 2400, but don't expect anything fantastic. My Firefox takes a good few seconds to start, which is a source of constant frustration to me given the spec of the machine. Regards, David. -- David Johnson www.david-web.co.uk - My Personal Website www.penguincomputing.co.uk - Need a Web Developer? -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html