How long will 64bit Ubuntu users have to wait?

Scott geekboy at angrykeyboarder.com
Wed Sep 27 22:04:19 BST 2006


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> Hi,
> 
> Scott James Remnant [2006-09-26 20:55 +0100]:
>>> Exactly how many Ubuntu developers actually use the 64bit version. 
>>>
>> Every day (this machine, in fact).
> 
> *me too*. I have used amd64 installations since I bought a new
> workstation about a year ago, and I don't even have an i386
> installation since the amd64 one just works so well and is
> considerably faster in some circumstances (e. g. some packages build
> 20% faster; I assume mainly due to the large number of registers that
> amd64 CPUs provide).


What do you do when you encounter a situation where there are only
32-bit apps available?

Flash is a good example...






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