32 bit install on 64 bit Xeon

[Kennneth P. Turvey]

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:38:39 +0100, (``-_-´´) -- Fernando wrote:

> Olá Homer e a todos.
> 
> On Thursday 14 August 2008 19:10:36 Homer wrote:
>> I've been googling, but can't seem to find a definitive answer...  Can
>> I install 32 bit Ubuntu on a 64 bit Xeon machine?
> 
> by the way: Why?
> 64 bits is AS stable AS 32.

Just a note from somebody who runs 64 bits.. 

Getting applets to work can be a bit painful.  I still don't have Java 
Web Start working correctly.  There are other non-free apps for which 
there isn't a good 64 bit version available. 

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