32 vs. 64 bit Linux

[Roger Oberholtzer]

On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 20:57 -0400, Harry Giles wrote:
> I have a new laptop with a Turion 64 x2 processor.  My questions are:
> 
> 1.   Is there any noticeable difference in using a 32 bit distro instead 
> of 64 bit, performance wise?
> 
> 2.   If I load on a 32 bit system, and then later load a 64 bit version 
> that allows you to preserve /home, will there be any issues?

If your browser installs plugins/extensions in $HOME, you could have a
problem. I guess this goes for any software that is installed there.

-- 
Roger Oberholtzer

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