I've only ever used 64 bit versions and have yet to encounter bugs related to the 64 bit builds. On Nov 11, 2012 10:19 AM, "Elliott Chapin" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/11/2012 12:10 PM, Martin Tarenskeen wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Very soon I will need to replace my old laptop. > > On my new laptop I will again install a Fedora based system. > > It will be a general purpose installation, but music/midi/audio will be > > an important part of my computer usage. > > > > In the days when I first installed Fedora on my current laptop 32 and 64 > > bits distros were already available, but many people advised me to stick > > to 32 bits for the time being because: > > 1. There was hardly any advantage in real life usage for 64bits vs 32 > bits. > > 2. There were (at that time) still compatibility issues with a few > > important software packages. > > > > > > Question: > > > > What's the current situation, especially for prof. audio/midi software, > > on Fedora? > > Should I go for 64 bits on a modern system, or is it still safer to > > stick to 32 bits ? > > > > I'm doing fine with F17-64, JACK, various softsynths, etc. SC/gedit > appears to work, but I haven't actually tried it out. Using a normal > kernel rather than a CCRMA rt kernel for the time being. Also > iForth/fJack; fJack is an interesting JACK symbiot. vlc fits into this > suite nicely. > > -- > clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin > _______________________________________________ > music mailing list > [email protected] > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/music
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