Adrian, I discourage /inexperienced /users from jumping on 64 bit because the directions for CF, Java, Apache, MySQL, and most others are written 32-bit first and 64-bit as an afterthought. The smallest difference in path, url, version, or command arguments can leave the new user completely derailed from their tutorial in unfamiliar waters. With a CLI and an error message the user will either become a Linux guru very quickly or will declare that all Linux sucks and give up.
If you need 4GB+ memory, go for 64bit. If you need 100% accurate directions without extra steps because you've never done this Linux thing before, use 32bit. ...then again, perhaps the day has finally come to leave 32bit behind. David Adrian Moreno wrote: > In order to not clutter the other thread, my question to David Henry and > everyone else, is why not try a 64-bit distro as your first Linux > experience? > > I used 64-bit RedHat ES3 on an Intel Itanium a few years ago where there > was no 32-bit backward compatibility. Other than compiling a few programs > on a 64-bit compiler, I saw no differences between the 64-bit and any > 32-bit distro I'd used to date. > > I use 64-bit Ubuntu at home and had no problems installing CF, et. al. on > it either. > > What problems would you expect a new linux user to run into dealing with > 64-bit vs. 32-bit? > > Curious, > > Adrian > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-linux/message.cfm/messageid:4494 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-linux/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.14
