Re: 32 or 64 bits for the end user.

[Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromcj@gmail.com>]

I've been using nothing but 64-bit Debian for the last few years.
I love it.  Server, workstation.

-------- brian m. carlson 23:12 Mon 21 Mar      --------

> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 03:35:46PM +0000, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> > Are there still significant end-user problems for 64-bit Debian?  The
> > machine has nvidia graphics on the motherboard (I believe).  My user is
> > likely to want to use flash, which has always been a problem in Linux,
> > but ... Is it still even more of a problem in 64-bit mode?
>
> I can't speak to the nVidia graphics, since I bought Intel on this
> motherboard (and two months later, AMD bought ATI and started releasing
> specs), but 64-bit Flash works very well here.  I've used Iceweasel and
> now use Chromium, and they both seem to work fine.
>
> I haven't encountered any other problems on amd64/sid.
>
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