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    Which 64Bit Linux?

    Can anyone recommend which 64bit linux Distribution to use?
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    i use amd64 debian sarge. YMMV

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    Quote Originally Posted by grand_witch
    Can anyone recommend which 64bit linux Distribution to use?
    that question is entirely unanswerable.

    For one, don't let 64bit be a requirement (unless you have a CPU that doesn't execute 32bit code). There are much more important questions.

    Give a lot more information about your expected use, your experience with Linux or even the command line.

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    Gentoo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dgr
    that question is entirely unanswerable.

    For one, don't let 64bit be a requirement (unless you have a CPU that doesn't execute 32bit code). There are much more important questions.

    Give a lot more information about your expected use, your experience with Linux or even the command line.

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    I ran gentoo 64 for a few months a little while ago. The community is good and the documentation is fine. But my laptop has a load of fiddly issues and not all the drivers have 64 bit alternatives.. i.e. I was waiting for the radeon 64 bits to arrive and got bored in the process (they are out now).

    If you can find drivers for all your hardware, and do not mind compiling your linux then I can recommend gentoo. I switched to an x86 install for the time being.

    Great thing is linux is free, and you can download as many flavours as you want.

    www.lnuxiso.org will link you to the install disks for most big distros.

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    another one with the 64 bit hardon.

    dgr's post was the most sensible response I've seen on this topic for a while
    It is Inevitable.....


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    Hmmmmm

    Quote Originally Posted by ikonia
    another one with the 64 bit hardon.

    dgr's post was the most sensible response I've seen on this topic for a while

    Could one person sound more superior if they tried? And no I am not aware I have a hardon.

    Seems crazy if you have got the hardware not to use it.
    Last edited by grand_witch; 21-04-2005 at 12:43 PM.

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    not sounding supiror at all.

    If you read through a ton of threads there seems to be a bizarre "need" for 64 bit Os's with (from reading the threads) little understanding of what it can/will do for them.

    Seems crazy if you have got the hardware not to use it.
    your sort of right on this in my opinion, more a case of

    If you've got something to exploit the hardware why not use it.

    At the present time for most home users 64 bit computing could actually go much slower than 32 bit computing.

    Also driver/hardware support is still very early and by no means complete. Industry has been using 64 bit technology for years because it has the "use" for it.

    64 bit could actually really cause you problems unless you have a need for it. The best example I can offer is when the dual CPU workstations first came out years ago, I know gamers who bought them because 2xPii's would be quicker than 1xPii. In pretty much every case, they where massicly slower, due to how the OS delt wth dual cpu and the fact that gaming code at that time could not use the dual cpu's well and actually cause bottle necks.

    this was why I found this quote

    For one, don't let 64bit be a requirement (unless you have a CPU that doesn't execute 32bit code). There are much more important questions.
    really refreshing.

    My system is bi-arch as I only need the 64 bit stuff for developing 64bit apps, trying stuff, but %70 of the normal system use is 32 bit as its quicker to run 32 bit than 64.

    Not being elitest or having a go, but if you look at a lot of the 64 bit threads in it, must people havn't done much research and just want it to be cool

    (hence the hardon comment)
    It is Inevitable.....


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    Some might enjoy the adventure into 64bit or simply want to try stuff too!

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