Manish Kathuria wrote:
Hello,
On the Intel Core 2 Duo processor based systems, we have the option of
installing either x86_64 or the i386 distribution. I would like to
know your experiences with the x86_64 port. How does it compare with
the i386 distribution in terms of stability, reliability and
performance ? How significant are the performance benefits gained by
using the x86_64 linux instead of i386 on the same system ? Keeping in
mind a production environment, which port of CentOS do you recommend
for a Core 2 Duo based server ? It would be great to have your
opinion.
Are these server machines or desktops/notebooks? If the former, there
isn't really any compelling reason to avoid the 64-bit version of the
distribution. On desktops, there are occasional gotchas with 3-rd party
add-ons for your web browser and other "creature comfort" nuisance level
things. But those are mostly resolved at this juncture. I had problems
on a few desktop machines with various firefox plug-ins so I reverted to
32-bits and the problems vanished. I haven't revisited the problem
since 5.0 was released so maybe things have gotten better.
Best,
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