On 14/11/12 15:40, Nigel Verity wrote:
Hi
I'm thinking about upgrading to Xubuntu 12.10. It will be a fresh
install. So far I've always gone for the 32-bit version and had next to
no problems, either with the OS or applications. Conscious of the need
to keep up with the times, I'm considering 64-bit next time. Are there
any real advantages or would I be unlikely to notice any significant
difference?
Regards
Nige
I've typically gone for a 32-Bit distro too in the past but have
recently made the switch to 64-Bit. Not had any issues with it, just
seems to work just as well as 32-Bit distros.
IIRC if you want to run processes with more than 4GB memory then you
need a 64-Bit OS, but even with 4GB Ram you can use all the memory if
you enable the kernel with PAE support.
I've also found that Virtualbox seems to run a little better on a 64-Bit
OS too, even with only 2GB Ram.
Rob
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