Johnny Hughes wrote: >On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 09:16 -0600, rado wrote: > > >>On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 09:58 -0500, Chris Mauritz wrote: >> >> >>>Rodrigo Barbosa wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>>Hash: SHA1 >>>> >>>>On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 08:36:34AM -0600, rado wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Hi! >>>>> >>>>>In the next few days...maybe even this afternoon, I will be putting >>>>>together a 64 w/the AMD Clawhammer 3700+ 64. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>From what I can see, the best build for your Clawhammer (CG) processos >>>>is indeed the x86_64 one. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Yep. Though you can also install the 32-bit x86 distro in a pinch, >>>can't ya? >>> >>>Cheers, >>> >>> >>thx for your replies U2...appreciated ...so I am on the right track >> >>kk...so it might be possible to install the 32 bit. But, ignorant as I >>am on this and not in any pinch, I don't believe anyway. It seems that >>if you have a 64 bit processor, the way to go is to install the 64 bit >>on it to take advantage of the 64... >> >>Seems to me that's the way it should work...If not, then I am way out of >>bounds w/my thinking. >> >>well, ya, 32bit should run on a 64...the proc just has to step down. >>This is just IMHO tho. >> >>thx >> >>John Rose >> >> > >The difference being that there are not all the items for x86_64 as >there are for i386 ... and some of the stuff that is in the x86_64 >distro is i386 (Open Office, for example). > >So ... my recommendation is this: > >1. If you are going to install a workstation where you want OpenOffice, >Firefox with plugins, audio/video programs, etc ... use i386 > >2. If you are installing a server where you will not need any i386 >software (open office, mp3 junk, browser plugins, etc.) then use x86_64. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > I have the OO installed here, and there does not seem to be any issues with it, however I don't use it much either. There may be some functionality of OO in the x86 version that is not in the x86-64, but I'm not an avid user of either, so I can't state without question. I did install the OO package during install. As for the other stuff Johnny mentioned, he's correct in that some of the whing-ding packages aren't there under the 86-64. Again, there might be issues with building software as I mentioned in first response, but most have been workable. Sam -- Snowman