64 bit?

[Lonni J Friedman]

On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Ken Moffat <kmoffat at drizzle.com> wrote:
> I recently installed amd 64 bit Ubuntu on my rebuilt desktop, but the
> lack of some of what I consider multimedia basics had me considering
> installing the 32 bit alternative.
>
> Can anyone give reasons why the 64 bit OS is necessary for any reason
> other than running more than 4 gigs of memory? (It seems like a waste to
> have a 64bit system and not run the matching OS, eh?)

You've basically summed it up.  For normal desktop usage, 64bit is
basically pointless.


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