Hard decision

[Mark Haney]

Mariano López Reta wrote:
> Fellow co-listers:
>
> Right now, on my machine, there's a 64bit FC4. The CPU is an Athlon64
> 3000+ with 512MB 400Mhz RAM. Graphics are handled by a GeForce 5200 with
> 128MB. HD is a 160GB 7200RPM Hitachi SATA.
>
> I'm downloading both x86-64 and i386 versions of FC5, so the big
> question is: should I "downgrade" to i386 in order to get all firefox
> plugins, less compilation hassles when compiling 3rd-party stuff, and
> (mainly) shockwave/flash (unfortunately, most web pages, including home
> banking ones, use flash in my country, so there's no way to avoid it).
>   
Why not chroot into 32-bit for Firefox/Mozilla for Flash and shockwave.  
It works just fine on my 64-bit machines.


> Or should I stick to the 64bit version and face all the inconveniences
> that I have now? Quick answer would be: if you can handle the hassle,
> keep 64. But the deeper question here is: is it worth it to face all the
> hassle? Are there really significant differences in performance?
>
> Thanks to all,
>
>
>   


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Mark Haney
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