Re: Installing a 64 bit OS or keeping a 32 bit OS?
- From: "J.O. Aho" <user@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:49:50 +0100
Jef Driesen wrote:
Currently, I have the 32bit version of Ubuntu installed on my laptop (an
Intel Core 2 Duo), but I'm considering reinstalling with the 64bit
version. Are there any disadvantages?
Some applications aren't 64bit native yet, specially closed source programs.
Can I still run 32bit applications?
if you install mutlilib (32bit libraries).
Can I upgrade to the 64bit version or do I need to
reinstall?
You need to make reinstall.
Can I have them both side by side, without doing two
completely separate installations (dualboot)?
Yes if you use multilib
The laptop is mainly used for software development, so I would like to
have a 64bit environment for testing my code. But I still need to be
able to compile for a 32bit environment (and preferable test them as
well). Is that possible?
You need to install 32bit gcc environment.
I also use the laptop for playing some multimedia. Will that be a
problem? As far as I know, it's not possible to use w32codecs on a 64bit
Linux? Are there any alternatives for playing wmv, flash,... ?
If you need win32codecs, then you need a 32bit mplayer.
Flash needs 32bit borwser (there is a wrapper that enables use of 32bit
plugins in a 64bit browser, but it won't alwyas work fine).
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//Aho
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