Fedora 9 32 or 64 Bit - Which One?

[sean darcy]

Charlie McVeigh wrote:
> I apologize if this question has been asked before.   I have a new
> Thinkpad T61 in scheduled to arrive sometime next week.  I want to
> install Fedora 9 on it.   Being as it has a Core 2 Duo processor, I
> assume I can install the 64 bit version of Fedora 9.  My question is
> what are the pros and cons that I need to consider when choosing 32 or
> 64 bit version of Fedora 9?  I am currently using a Thinkpad T42
> running Fedora Core 7, so I have no experience with 64 bit linux or
> associated issues.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
> 
> Charlie
> 

64 bit is a minor hassle - flash for instance, and screwing around with 
multilibs. OTOH, if you want to use more than 4gb mem - or have an 
application where it really makes a difference it's not too bad.

When I looked, I couldn't find any app I used where 64bit was useful, 
even ffmpeg. At the time, though, I could find very little data on this.

IOW, stick with 32bit unless you've got some real 64bit benefit.

sean