[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 64-bit not recommended for daily use?

2010-06-01 Thread Markie
Does any one know why on the ubuntu site here http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download They say 64-bit is not recommended for daily useage? A bug has been entered in launchpad https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-website/+bug/585940 Any comments on why this was on the ubuntu page? Im

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 64-bit not recommended for daily use?

2010-06-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi, On 1 June 2010 09:33, Markie mark.curtis.1...@googlemail.com wrote: Does any one know why on the ubuntu site here http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download They say 64-bit is not recommended for daily useage? It's duff wording but I can see what it's trying to say. If you had 10

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 64-bit not recommended for daily use?

2010-06-01 Thread Markie
Hi Alan On 1 June 2010 09:39, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: For many it will work fine, but for most people there's little or no advantage to using 64-bit Linux over 32-bit. True, Ive not seen any difference in how it feels , all seems the same Why worry if it's working fine for you? I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 64-bit not recommended for daily use?

2010-06-01 Thread Paul Morgan-Roach
On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Markie mark.curtis.1...@googlemail.comwrote: I thought there was something that I hadnt noticed that was going to pop up later. Im using this on my everyday work laptop so I just wanted to check there was nothing that meant I needed to go back to 32-bit.