-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/13/08 22:15, Todd A. Jacobs wrote: > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 09:45:48AM -0700, Abraham Chaffin wrote: > >> wondering if it makes a difference if I install the 64bit version of >> the debian vs the i386 version of debian? If it's just running apache, > > You will pay a performance penalty if you run 32-bit on a 64-bit system.
How so? (That's the polite way of saying, "You're wrong.") > You may also not be able to access all your RAM, Sure, on the 80486 or early Pentia. But everything since then has PAE. > or will access it less > efficiently (assuming you're using more than 4GB, of course). That's true. > Most of the downsides of 64-bit are in end-user applications like > browser plugins and such, but you can always run them 32-bit under AMD64 > anyway with the help of ia32-libs and ia32-libs-gtk, or under a 32-bit > chroot. That's also true. You *might* have problems running Java apps in a 32-bit browser under x86-64. Installing both a 32-bit and 64-bit Java seems a pain in the arse. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA We want... a Shrubbery!! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIKnk8S9HxQb37XmcRAtB3AJ9a4do1OgEPKQaxVJjM59NXpH07jACgqzot iqSh7ignhLASbYzixpLWPmU= =VSsm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]