64-bit or 32-bit Linux

[James Knott]

lada-h8kxHjy+vg4AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org wrote:
> I have been running 32-bit Kubuntu for a while and it has been working
> quite well. I am considering to switch to 64-bit Gutsy. Are there any
> caveats to be aware of, like limited package availability? Also, is there a
> significant speed improvement when running in 64-bit mode?
> TIA

I run 64 bit SUSE and the only issue is browser plugins, so I have to 
run 32 bit versions of Seamonkey and Firefox.  With SUSE, it's no 
problem to run 32 bit apps as well as 64 bit.  Also, with 64 bit vi, you 
can edit some really large files!  ;-)


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