Andy Smith wrote: > I would use 32bit unless it is a server, or unless you need to use > more than 4G RAM in one process. > > There is still too much desktop style software that doesn't work > well or at all under 64bit, IMHO. > > AMD-V should still work under 32bit, BTW. >
It's nice to have a clear-cut answer - thanks! If I do plan to virtualise, should I be running the host OS as my main desktop, or should I run all my desktop apps in a virtual machine keeping the host as slim as possible? (And if the latter, does that make change the answer to the initial question above?) Presumably, the virtual machines will be limited in terms of graphics etc, so if I want Beryl or anything else 3D to work I would guess I need those to run in the host OS, but I've never tried stuff like Xen so I don't really know how they work in practice. -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0845 45 89 555 Registered in England (0456 0902) at 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
