The state of 64-bit Desktop Linux

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

Marc Lanctot wrote:
> - The applications I use the most: firefox (with acroread, flash, and
> java plugins), thunderbird (with lightning and google calendar plugin),
> gvim and vim, gcc/g++, make, java, subversion, latex (tetex), pidgin,
> and audacious.
> 
> - If CUPS supports a printer in 32-bit Linux, would there be any issues
> with that same printer through CUPS in 64-bit?
> 
> I'm looking forward to finall harnessing the power of a 64-bit processor :)

I'm not sure that running 64 bit Linux would make any appreciable
difference in performance for those applications.
-- 
Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
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