[DC LoCo] 32-bit vs 64-bit ubuntu

[Jeremy Bicha]

And today, Adobe announced that they've opened a new Flash 10.2 Beta
for 64-bit Linux, Windows, & Mac:

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/

Jeremy

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Jeremy Bicha <jeremy at bicha.net> wrote:
> Phil,
>
> Both 32-bit & 64-bit work on most modern computers (with the notable
> exception of many netbooks which were 32-bit only). I recommend 64-bit
> unless Flash is important to you in which case, 32-bit is less hassle.
> For instance, Hulu won't allow the 64-bit Flash plugin to be used on
> their website. Adobe has suspended their 64-bit Flash plugin beta
> testing meaning that the 64-bit plugin is believed to have known
> security flaws.
>
> Using flashplugin-installer & maybe i32-libs should allow you to get
> Flash working on 64-bit (though not for Hulu) but I haven't tried this
> in a while.
>
> 64-bit does have several advantages, but since Ubuntu these days uses
> PAE technology, you should still be able to get most of the benefit of
> your RAM (which isn't possible in today's 32-bit Windows).
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnablingPAE
>
> Jeremy
>
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Phil Shapiro <pshapiro at his.com> wrote:
>> hi ubuntistas,
>>
>>   if i installed ubuntu on a core i3 notebook that previously had windows
>> 7 64-bit, do i need to install the 64-bit version of ubuntu? (i.e.
>> would the 32-bit version of ubuntu work okay on that system?)
>>
>>   i've read some places that staying with the 32-bit version of ubuntu
>> means that you don't run into some headaches down the line when the
>> apps you want to run aren't available in 64-bit versions.
>>
>>                phil
>>
>>
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