[ltp] Should I use 64-bit or 32-bit for my new Thinkpads?

James Knott linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:21:35 -0500


David A. Desrosiers wrote:
>
>
> Should I install a 64-bit Linux on the T61p, or stick with a 32-bit 
> Linux? I'm not sure a 64-bit version of Linux would really give me any 
> benefits, and it would certainly limit what software I can run by a 
> fairly significant amount (the Adobe Flash plugin for Firefox being 
> one good example).
>
> Has anyone done an analysis using 32-bit vs. 64-bit Linux on this 
> hardware?
>
> Any other major gotchas I should consider before I receive these 
> machines?

I installed 64 bit OpenSUSE on my desktop system. You can always install 
32 bit browsers if necessary.

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