Scott Ehrlich wrote: > At work I am building and will be responsible for maintaining 64-bit > Centos 5 systems. For desktop use, I'm debating between 32 and 64-bit > versions. > > I know such applications, such as flash for firefox, are first honed for > 32-bit systems, then evolve for 64-bit. What other obstacles could I > expect to face _if_ I chose 64-bit over 32-bit for the desktop?
That really is the only major problem ... that several packages do not exist in x86_64 and you will have to maintain both i386 and x86_64 RPMS installed to get the items that do not exist for x86_64. > > I'd be installing on an 8 GB dual core high-end Dell desktop. >
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