The benchmarks that I have seen indicate a reasonable speed increase on some tasks (e.g. compiling), large apps so it is worthwhile. All distros that run as 64 bit mode can run 32 bit as well as 64 bit when running in 64 bit mode. Typically this is done by putting the programs in another part of the file system. I presume you are reasonablly experienced at Linux as neither of those distributions is "easy" to get working. If you want an easy one the 64 bit Fedora Core 3 and Suse/Novell Linux are getting good reviews. There are lots of reviews on the net of 64 bit Linux. Good place to start is osnews.com On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 01:40:05 +1300, Nigel Nguyen <nigelnguyen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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Hi all,
I gonna get a new desktop with AMD64 cpu. However, I just wonder what distro will be best fit for it ? So far, I got two recommendation:
1> Yoper as it customize for i686-or-higher (but personally, I don't think i686 will be in par of amd64 arch) 2> Gentoo (compile in 64-bit mode)
Anything else?
Howevre, if I go for gentoo, then
- - Will there be a significant improvement if I compile in 64-bit mode rather than 32-bit with arch=athlon-xp and sse2 enable ? - - If I compile in 64-bit mode, will I be able to install some 32-bit apps on top of that as I heard that some plugins like flash / wma /wmv are not yet availabe for 64-bit & some apps neither (OOo & Cedega/WineX)
Thanks lots in advance, Happy holidays, Nigel
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