Re: [LIH] 32-bit or 64-bit Linux on a 64-bit hardware
Ajitabh Pandey <[email protected]>
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2009/2/18 Mithun Bhattacharya <inzoik-/[email protected]>: >> > (1.) What is the disadvantage if I run a 64-bit distro on this system. >> > I want to be able to run firefox, flash, youtube all kinds of >> > multimedia and other apps. > > For your reference the following will be difficult / wont work easily. > 1. Mplayer 64 bit wont play anything which requires the binary codecs > 2. Acrobat Reader doesn't exist for 64 bit linux > 3. Google apps aren't available for 64 bit linux > 4. VLC media player doesn't exist for 64 bit linux > 5. If you have dual booted you cant install ext2 drivers on a 64 bit Vista I think I would better stick to 32-bit linux. OEM VISTA is already 32-bit which I hardly boot into. Regards. -- Ajitabh Pandey http://www.ajitabhpandey.info/ | http://www.unixclinic.net/ ICQ - 150615062 Registered Linux User - 240748 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H