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ftornell

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Registered: 2008-08-18

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Benefit from running x64?

So what's the pros when using x64?
I can address more RAM? What else?

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ammon

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Registered: 2008-12-11

Posts: 413

Re: Benefit from running x64?

Better performance...

Runiq

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-10-29

Posts: 1,053

Re: Benefit from running x64?

Try searching the forums before you post, this question has been answered before lots of times.

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Pierre

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Registered: 2004-07-05

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Re: Benefit from running x64?

You are asking the wrong question. It should be "Why should I still use 32bit?".

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Nezmer

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Registered: 2008-10-24

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Re: Benefit from running x64?

You are asking the wrong question. It should be "Why should I still use 32bit?".

Exactly .

I felt like I was left behind for years because I didn't own a 64-capable machine . People should start showing gratitude .

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ozar

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From: USA

Registered: 2005-02-18

Posts: 1,686

Re: Benefit from running x64?

You are asking the wrong question. It should be "Why should I still use 32bit?".

Totally correct and right on the money! 

I've been using 64-bit for the last 14 months and see no reason whatsoever to go with 32-bit.

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Wintervenom

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Registered: 2008-08-20

Posts: 1,011

Re: Benefit from running x64?

So what's the pros when using x64?
I can address more RAM? What else?

This... subject... has... been... beaten... like... a... dead... horse.

Ranguvar

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Registered: 2008-08-12

Posts: 2,549

Re: Benefit from running x64?

My vote to Topics Going Nowhere.

ngoonee

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From: Between Thailand and Singapore

Registered: 2009-03-17

Posts: 7,358

Re: Benefit from running x64?

+1 to Ranguvar.

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richs-lxh

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Registered: 2008-08-23

Posts: 76

Re: Benefit from running x64?

So what's the pros when using x64?
I can address more RAM? What else?

This... subject... has... been... beaten... like... a... dead... horse.

Sooooo. Any reason why a Moderator didn't merge those threads then? It would make sense. (apart from the wiki link).

Reminds me of some other forums with the Windows Vs Linux and Gnome Vs Kde threads, just merge them and be done it with it.

Just a suggestion is all

Now I am going to choose which one of those 8 threads I am going to reply in, as a recent 64bit user.

Lucio

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Registered: 2009-10-08

Posts: 1

Re: Benefit from running x64?

Hi everbody,
                   I´m new in ArchLinux. I´m gonna install it soon, but I have several dubts about it. I was used to using Ubuntu on my personal computers (Processor AMD 64bits), but I had several difficulties. For example: multimedia codecs, plugins in Firefox and so on. My dubts are:
1- Does Archlinux have problems with multimedia codeces, ATI RADEON HD3200 graphis card driver, and so on?
2- What are the necessaries libraries I have to install on 64bits architecture to run correctly applications written in 32bits?

Thank you very much!

Ranguvar

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Registered: 2008-08-12

Posts: 2,549

Re: Benefit from running x64?

1.) Not any more or less than other distros -- "No", I think.
2.) lib32-foo. You will see the dependencies in any 32-bit-only "bin32-foo" application you install. Or, you can use a 32-bit chroot. Read the wiki