Preparing Ubuntu 10.04 new install - 32 or 64 bit? Please suggest.

[Juan R. de Silva]

On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:56:13 -0300, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 1:35 AM, Larry Vaden <vaden at texoma.net> wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Juan R. de Silva
>> <juan.r.d.silva at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:27:31 -0500, Larry Vaden wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Juan R. de Silva
>>>> <juan.r.d.silva at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm going to install Ubuntu 10.04. When I get to the Ubuntu Download
>>>>> page and selecte the desired version I am offered by default "32-bit
>>>>> (recommended)" option.
>>>>
>>>> Live life in the fast lane, download Natty 64 bit.
>>>
>>> Unity?  Thank you, NO. I'd rather use Lucid 32 bit then.
>>
>> I think you can get any of the other Ubuntu-based distros and still
>> report bugs in Natty for the benefit of the community.
>>
>> regards/ldv
> 
> Natty Alpha is (of course) far from stable and Unity still sucks. Go
> Maverick, that really works fine and 64 since there's no better choice
> for your 8 Gig RAM. Lucid is nice, but it is past.

Switching to Maveric is essentially switching to Unity since it's life 
time would be over very soon.

I think I can use my 8 Gig of RAM with PAE help on Lucid, can't I?