Arch Linux

osc~

Member

From: brazil

Registered: 2007-07-06

Posts: 117

Website

32bit or 64bit

hello
i have a centrino core duo processor T5600 @ 1.83GHz
i think it is a 64bit but not sure?
in that case which version should i download the i686 or the x86_64?
i currently am a slackware newbie and i am thinking of switching to arch.

Gullible Jones

Member

Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: 32bit or 64bit

It supports both. For now I'd recommend 32-bit, as Arch64 is rather incomplete and a little ugly in places.

tardo

Member

Registered: 2006-07-15

Posts: 526

Re: 32bit or 64bit

what's ugly about 64bit?

and core duo doesn't support 64bit instructions afaik. Core 2 duo does.

Skatox

Member

From: Venezuela

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 64

Website

Re: 32bit or 64bit

Core Duo don't have 64bits support.

---

https://www.skatox.com/blog -> Visit my blog about (Linux, Hacking, Open Source, Web Development,  Windows, Mac Os X, Internet and more......)

peart

Member

From: Kanuckistan

Registered: 2003-07-28

Posts: 510

Re: 32bit or 64bit

The T5600 is a Core 2 Duo processor and supports EM64T.

I recently installed Arch64 on my new laptop (T7200).  It was quite stable, but some packages have not been ported to X86_64 (I forget which ones), and the Firefox plugins need wrappers and stuff to work properly.

I wanted something that worked straight out out of the box with no hassles, so I switched back to regular Arch (for now).  I don't feel like dealing with the "ugliness", as Gullible Jones put it.

Ciao

Gullible Jones

Member

Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: 32bit or 64bit

Actually I was thinking more of the /lib64 stuff with regards to "ugliness". I don't know why that vexes me - it's harmless, even if it doesn't really comply with Arch standards - but vex me it does.

Stalwart

Member

From: Latvia, Riga

Registered: 2005-10-18

Posts: 445

Website

Re: 32bit or 64bit

Core 1 is 32bit
Core 2 is 64bit

---

IRC: Stalwart @ FreeNode
Skype ID: thestalwart
WeeChat-devel nightly packages for i686

osc~

Member

From: brazil

Registered: 2007-07-06

Posts: 117

Website

Re: 32bit or 64bit

therefore centrino core duo would be 64bit right?

so should i download the i686 or the x86_64?

rson451

Member

From: Annapolis, MD USA

Registered: 2007-04-15

Posts: 1,233

Website

Re: 32bit or 64bit

no, i believe a core 2 duo would be 64-bit. either way id suggest 32-bit even if only to avoid firefox plugin issues.

---

archlinux - please read this and this — twice — then ask questions.
--
http://rsontech.net | http://github.com/rson

chaosgeisterchen

Member

From: Kefermarkt, Upper Austria

Registered: 2006-11-20

Posts: 550

Re: 32bit or 64bit

If you want to avoid problems with 32-bit-only software you should definitely go for the i686 version. Otherwise you could give the x86_64-version a shot, but do not expect it to be _way faster than the i686 version of Arch.

I suggest to stick to i686 for the next time at least, though.

---

celestary
Intel Core2Duo E6300 @ 1.86 GHz
kernel26
KDEmod current repository

ToastedToad

Member

From: Sequim, WA

Registered: 2006-03-08

Posts: 79

Re: 32bit or 64bit

64 bit is great. I run it with no problems at all. Java, flash, codecs, all work fine. No real speed difference, but since everything that I need works, I use it.

daeltar

Member

From: Czech Republic, Prague

Registered: 2003-10-22

Posts: 31

Website

Re: 32bit or 64bit

Only one thing, 64bit is much more memory hungry than 32bit. But it works great.

---

Thanks For All the Fish