On Mi, 09 feb 11, 16:20:31, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Mi, 09 feb 11, 11:57:49, Boblitz John wrote: > > We are internally debating whether to install the 64bit port on our > > 64bit machine. > > > > Are there any reasons to NOT use the 64bit port? > > Here are some things I have encountered: > > - skype works only with some ugly hacks > - flash had some security issues for a while, workaround was to use the > 32bit version with ugly hacks > - in a mixed environment you can not use packages from the other port > (depending on your environment this can be pro or con) > - it seems amd64 uses a bit more RAM and can be slower under specific > circumstances Sorry, this last point is only hearsay. Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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