Re: [opensuse] 32 or 64 bit?
- From: joe <joe@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:07:58 -0700
Bob Williams wrote:
ATM I am running openSUSE 10.2 x86_64, but I notice that some programs,
outside the standard repository tree, are only supplied for 32bit OS.
Will I be able to install and run these apps?
If not, how do I force the openSUSE installation to allow me to install a
32bit OS? I only have 2G RAM, so no real need for 64bit.
64-bit support is coming along, but AFAICT the support for e.e. multimedia
apps is a tad better on 32-bit systems. On my 32-bit 10.2 desktop systems, all
the multimedia stuff works (well, at least after a trip to the appropriate
repos) - movies on dvd, avi files. google or youtube or quicktime videos, etc.
But on my 64-bit 10.2 desktop system, there are little annoyances with
multimedia stuff - some of the movies don't play, I hear chipmunks or silence
on some audio streams etc. OTOH stuff like the beryl desktop scream on my
64-bit desktop, and games like q3 or ut2004 work like a charm.
For the most part, today, I'd say 32-bit for workstations, and 64-bit for
servers gives me the results closest to what I want.
At the first splash screen of the install, you hit the F6 key (IIRC) to toggle
between 32-bit or 64-bit install. Once you're past that point it's too late to
change.
Joe
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