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One of the things that I've discovered about my processor is that it is a 64-bit processor. Another thing that I discovered about my processor is that I didn't notice the first thing (see above) when I assembled my current system. The third thing I noticed is that I've been running 32-bit everything.
Sucks to be getting older and distracted, let me tell you.
So, my next project will be to compile a 64-bit kernel. Or, will version 5.0 have a 64-bit option/version? If so, would I be better off upgrading to that version from this current installation?
I haven't compared performance of 32 bit vs 64 bit kernels on the same machine but I can tell you that my 64 bit Kubuntu on my Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 totally screams! On the other hand I have better luck getting stuff like Flash and web cam drivers to work on my machines running a 32 bit kernel.
One place that has a lot of good Linux performance information is http://phoronix.com. Give them a quick look. You'll end up spending hours if you are interested in hardware performance under Linux.
Last edited by stress_junkie; 07-04-2009 at 04:27 PM.
I have tried the 32-bit version of Ubuntu & F11 on my amd64 (hadn't realized it was a 64-bit m/c earlier), the performance was okay. Switched over to 64-bit ubuntu & F11 later, and found the performance rocks. Its faster and stable. Not many complaints on the 64-bit. I just downloaded the 64-bit iso and installed them.
Yeah, there were a few issues about flash player, googled and downloaded the flash 64-bit version. No problems with youtube.
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