Re: [CentOS] 32 or 64 bit (4 gb ram)

Paul Hussein wrote:

there still doesnt seem to be a 64bit java plugin

You can use the 32bit plugin if you change the launcher script to launch the 32 bit version of firefox instead of the 64 bit version.

On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Florin Andrei <florin@andrei.myip.org mailto:florin@andrei.myip.org> wrote:

Dnk wrote:
> Is there any real advantage to using 64 bit when I am right at
the 4gb
> ram threshhold? Nice plans to add more ram.
>
> The machine will just be a backup machie (rsync).

For a server type of thing, 64 bit is usually perfect.

32 bit is sometimes a better deal on desktops, but even there the
situation is changing. Maybe this year I'll use 64 bit on my
desktop(s)
for the first time, as it seems most of the lingering problems are
being
solved, finally.