[aklug] Re: 32 vs 64 bit

On Oct 21, 2010, at 4:17 PM, James Tweet <jamestweet@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I just got a laptop that has a 64-bit processor. On it I put the 64 bit version
> of Ubuntu and I want some info on peoples experiences.
>
> Questions:
> Are there any major differences between the 32 and 64 bit programs?
> Are there any gotchas that I should look out for?
> If I ran the 32-bit version of Ubuntu would it run slower, faster or the same?
> If I run 32-bit software on the 64-bit OS will it effect performance?
> Can I just recompile 32-bit code into 64-bit code?
> Any other advice or observations?
>
> Thanks
> James
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I'm still on 32 bit Ubuntu. Too afraid 64 won't work for me. Lots of
people use 64 bit Ubuntu though.

You won't see any faster speeds unless you use a math intensive
application. Open Office is just as fast in 64 bit as it is in 32 bit.
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Received on Thu Oct 21 16:48:09 2010