Are you ready for 64Bits?
All Linux distribuitions and others OS have 64Bits versions. But, is worth?
What are the improvements that platform?
- Speed?
Most 64Bits softwares actually just recompiled from 32Bits code ( Like Firefox / OpenOffice / Some Linux Libraries ), if you are looking for performance, i would reconsider… - Compatibility
No all softwares run under 64Bits. But major OS can be “emulate” a 32Bit system to run this softwares, but the performance decreases. - Drivers and Hardware
Considering Modern Hardwares, you don’t have problems with drivers on Linux. But, if you have a generic Wireless Card or WinModen, you lost some time to make it work! - Memory > 4Gb
This is a crucial factor to migrate to 64Bits! If you have more than 4Gb of RAM, use 64Bits! - Common Softwares
Adobe Flash Player, Firefox, Java, OpenOffice, MPlayer, KDE, Gnome and most Linux softwares have a 64Bits version - Servers
Apache / Mysql / PostGre / PHP and most servers have a 64Bits version - Software Libraries
You will have problems with some libraries and will certainly have a lib32 folder on your machine!
I did not see benefits for now, but I ventured on 64Bit when installing Fedora 12!
Make your impressions!
