Just keep in mind that most of the application also need to able to address 64 bits. If only the OS is 64 bits, then I believe you are not going to be able to take the full advantage of the system, in terms of speed. It's been a while I don't use a 64 bits Linux OS. When I tried in the past (a long time ago), my impression about the stability of the system was not that good. I switched back to 32 bits. Besides, unless you are really heavy user, the performance difference is not noticed that much. In short: give a try but don't get frustrated if the system does not meet your expectations. If not comfortable, switch back to 32 bits. ~Fred <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:15 PM, Girard Henri <<a href="mailto:girardhenri@free.fr">girardhenri@free.fr</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I baught recently for my wife hap pavillon phenom x3 believing it wouldn't be compatible with intrepid 64 bits i tried cdlive and o surprise passed better than with my intelcore duo ! lol <div class="Ih2E3d"> Le dimanche 09 novembre 2008 à 12:28 +1000, Lindsay Mathieson a écrit : </div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">> On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 10:56:38 pm Steven Vollom wrote: > > Over the past year I have accumulated the components for a new > > computer. I will be changing to 64 bit. > > > > Not having a 64 bit system, I have not been paying attention to the > > unique problems 64 bit users have had when installing and configuring a > > Kubuntu OS. I would like to begin with a stable application, so which > > version should I start with? > > Well, having been inspired by your post, and a certain amount of boredom, I > changed my install to 64bit :) I had an existing Intrepid (8.10) 32 bit, so > decided on Intrepid64. > > Went very smoothly, I elected to do a fresh install from scratch while > preserving my existing home directory. Probably took 20 minutes all up. > Everything is working exactly as it was before - applications, nvidia drivers, > flash etc. > > So I'd like to say I have 64 bit experience, but really it was no different > from the 32 bit install at all. > > I'd go with Kubuntu Intrepid 64 bit myself, its been trouble free. Can't speak > to your hardware though, must admit mine is recent and fairly standard. > > > -- > Lindsay > <a href="http://members.optusnet.com.au/%7Eblackpaw1/album" target="_blank">http://members.optusnet.com.au/~blackpaw1/album</a> > > -- kubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users</a> </div></div></blockquote></div>