Advice on changing to 64 bits

[Klaus-Peter Schrage]

Kevin Kofler schrieb:
> Klaus-Peter Schrage wrote:
>> 1. Changing to 64 bits is a must for you.
>> 2. You will benefit from it.
>> 3. Keep your hands off, stay with 64 bits.
>> 4. ...
> 
> At least 2. if not 1. It makes no sense to go with 32-bits on a 64-bit CPU.
> 
>> I should mention that I want to use virtualization (KVM, VMware Server),
>> and that the processor has Intel's hardware vitualization capabilities.
> 
> KVM is the way to go then. If you run a 64-bit host, you can run both 32-bit
> and 64-bit guests.

Thanks, and thanks to all the others who gave their opinions and 
experiences.

I'll give Fedora i86_64 a try. I want to run a Linux host (with a guest 
from the dark side of the moon), and hopefully, even wine could be 
installed on a 64 bit system if the docs on winehq.org tell the truth.

Klaus