Dňa 28.06.2013 21:49 Frank McCormick wrote / napísal(a): > On 06/27/2013 10:56 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> On 6/27/2013 7:11 PM, Frank McCormick wrote: >>> I am running 32 bit Sid and am thinking about a new computer which >>> has a 64 bit Intel CPU. How much of a hassle will it be switching >>> my installation over ? I know there are some problems with Flash but >>> what about the kernel and so forth- I am not a newby but this is the >>> first time I've considered a a major change. >> >> You don't have to change anything. 32 bit Sid will run just fine on an >> x86-64 CPU. Switching to 64 bit software is a choice, not a requirement. >> > > > Well , that was quite the debate :) > > Thanks to everyone for their suggestions - for now I will run regular > 32-bit Sid..realizing I am wasting the opportunity to utilize > more memory and perhaps faster operations. > > Later I will re-install ( I am a little worried about the convoluted > magical tricks which have to be performed to switch-over the system to > 64 bit)...but I will preserve /home and perhaps one other directory. Some years ago (before lenny was released), when i buy my first amd64 machine i was the same questions. I don't worried about memory and disk usage, but about apps availability (the price/1 MB of disk and memory space is really low). But i decide to waste some time and first i install the i386 system and did some measuring. Some time latter (one day) i reinstall from start, but with the amd64 system – both the same Debian, the same DE, etc. The amd64 system was noticeable smaller load and CPU usage values. After this, i leaved the amd64 system installed. Yes, i was some problems, mostly caused by the unavailable amd64 version of software in these days, but today it is not true anymore (Opera, Flash, Java, etc). I have another computer from this time, but this one is still used by my daughter without reinstall, only testing updates :-) I don't know, what you have in your $HOME, but i simple copied whole my $HOME from old i386 system - scripts was worked and data was accessible (at least i don't remember any problems). The amd64 is architecture, where the word is going now, installing new i386 machine is contra productive... regards -- Slavko http://slavino.sk
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