Matthias Johnson wrote:
On Feb 9, 2010, at 7:25 AM, xe22<[email protected]> wrote:
I'm installing larger disks and figure while I'm at it I'll upgrade
Mandriva also.
Since I use an x64 single processor I can't be sure if I should use
64 bit Linux.
The 32 works fine, but is it worth going to 64, and would there be a
lot of
software hits? I know some would have to be repurchased in the 64
version,
but am curious if I would lose the ability to run the majority of
available stuff.
I'd appreciate opinions on the overall gains/losses of this.
TIA
Louis
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Not sure if I have ever used Mandriva so I don't know how things are
done but if you compile from source you shouldn't have to worry about
64 bit drivers. That is if you have access to source.
"But the fact remains that the real performance benefits of 64-bit
computing are not found in day-to-day applications. Addressing
enormous chunks of memory, working with gargantuan databases -- these
tasks are still primarily in the domain of servers. For the rest of
us, running a 64-bit Linux distro is a matter of choice."
Nathan Willis www.linux.com/archive/feed/56984
That article is old, from 06 but it does make a valid point - it
depends what you do. I personally prefer 64.
A quick hop over to wikipedia for the 64 bit article has a nice
comparison. Pointing out that 4 gig files are not so uncommon due to
DVDs and for 32 bit "and to access such a file by memory mapping,
those regions will have to be mapped into and out of the address space
as needed". Also encryption is listed as benefited by 64 bit addressing.
Matthias Johnson
Thank you all for the input. I'm going with the 32 after reading this link
which is very interesting, since it has worked so well up to now.
I think for an average user like me that just wants to stay away from
the Windows systems and chose Linux over Mac it is a safer/easier bet
until later. My main concern was handling thousands of folders, subfolders
and files as I assume 64 could handle more, but I will borrow a habit from
the OS/2 days and split /home into /home and /data partitions.
Thanks again
Louis
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