Johnny Hughes wrote:
Personally ... unless I know for a fact that I will not need any i386 software, I install i386 and not x86_64 distro. If I wanted a workstation, I would not install x86_64. That is just my opinion.
Me too. 8-) Unless I'm actually bitten by a limitation that is *solved* by going to 64 bits, I don't see any real temptation to deal with the potential pitfalls at this juncture. Things like flash and java are only the most high profile issues, but I'm told there are a number of other niggly issues if you're running a desktop or if you're running off-the-shelf software which assumes x86.
Cheers,