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#1 2010-03-27 20:58:55

rangalo
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Choice between 32bit and 64bit

I have recently bought a new system with intel core i5 processor which supports 64bit system.

Which version of arch should I install 32bit or 64bit ? What will be the pros and cons ?

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#2 2010-03-27 21:01:36

Peasantoid
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Re: Choice between 32bit and 64bit

This has been discussed to death...

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#3 2010-03-27 21:05:12

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Re: Choice between 32bit and 64bit

Please use the forum search at the top right. There are several threads discussing this.

Short answer: 64


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#4 2010-03-27 21:53:21

iscream
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Re: Choice between 32bit and 64bit

There are several davantages using 64bit verions of operating systems. In the old times, there were some problems caused by incompability of software, but today you shouldn't have any problems at all smile

tip: try out wikipedia for further information about 32 and 64bit wink

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#5 2010-03-28 04:02:26

Nerd King
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Re: Choice between 32bit and 64bit

I had nightmares with Ubuntu and 64-bit, especially with Wine. It was a pain in the arse. However, with Arch I've been on 64-bit, used the bin32-wine from the AUR and everything else has been smooth as a baby's bum, especially since adding such delights as a 2.6.33-rt-ice kernel. 64-bit's absolutely fine here so you may as well.


Please be patient, I'm a n00b on Arch (only 2 years on Ubuntu) so I may say something stupid!
PS thank you to all those who contribute awesomeness to the AUR and the main packages, you guys have made my computer so much more fun to use!

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#6 2010-03-29 13:35:06

g2g591
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Re: Choice between 32bit and 64bit

>=4 G of ram, then 64 bit for sure (if you're even thinking of getting 4 gigs or more in the near future go 64 bit)

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