Re: Switching to 64 bit
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013, 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.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
Don't "switch" anything over. Do a clean 64-bit install on the new
machine. Your life will be so much easier. Once you're set up
and configured, copy over the contents of your 32-bit home
directory to the 64-bit one. Done.
As far as Flash, I use the Chrome browser which comes with its own
version, 32-bit for 32-bit systems or 64-bit for 64-bit ones. It's
much better than Adobe's. One thing though: if you have both Adobe
Flash and Chrome's on your system, go into Chrome's plugins (in the URL
gadget, type chrome://plugins), and Disable Adobe's, so you're only
using Chrome's version. They can cause problems if both are running at
the same time in Chrome.
B
PS Don't do anything to the old machine. Network it and use it for
backups.
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