Re: [Eug-lug] the state of 64 bit

2008-12-05 Thread larry price
I have been happily using a 64bit Ubuntu on my desktop at home. I use it to watch videos and play music, and do occasionally use it fairly heavily. Of late I have not had too many problems other than the flash player occasionally dying which is annoying but not critical (I have to restart firefox,

[Eug-lug] the state of 64 bit

2008-12-05 Thread Mr O
I'm thinking of switching my desktop to Debian (testing) and was wondering who is using a 64 bit distro in a desktop environment? What hurdles still exist? What ups or downs have you noticed? Stability issues? Other comments? DDR2 is pathetically cheap and DDR3 will likely become so as well maki