I'll expand *your* question!

Are there any *pure* 64-bit OS options out there? Beyond a linux from scratch 
build, which I have currently that is still pure 64-bit, what is there?
every distro I know of has 32-bit libraries band-aided on to make some 32-bit that 
refuses to die run.

Nathan




On Friday, May 31, 2013 13:32:55 kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote:
> Well, I'll expand the question...
> Performance and memory access considerations aside, the reason why I have
> always 'gone 32' is because applications availability.  Back when, flash was
> the limiting factor because it was a PAIN to run it in 64 bits (if at all
> possible).
> And some other things...
> 
> For years, I've been lazily sticking to 32 bits to avoid potentially
> problematic issues.  Now, if that landscape has changed, and
> application-wise 32 and 64 bits are irrelevant, I'd certainly like to
> convert to 64.
> 
> Question is (again, performance and memory access considerations aside):
> What are the potential problems of running on a pure 64 environment for as
> long as you stick to apt-get (or yum)?
> ET
> 
> keith smith writes:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Even though I have 64bit hardware I always install the 32bit version of
> > Linux.  I do so because of the past discussions on this list that made me
> > believe the 32bit OS was better because 64bit caching is actually slower
> > due to the requirement that the cache be filled to a certain point before
> > it is moved.   I think I recall something about the amount of RAM having
> > some effect here also.
> > 
> > Using a 32bit version over a 64bit version seems counter intuitive,
> > however that is what I have taken away from these conversations about
> > 32bit vs 64bit Linux.
> > 
> > I'm using CentOS 6.x on a LAMP server that gets a low amount of traffic.  
> > However I may make the jump to Linux on my desktop this summer. (this
> > will be my 3rd attempt to become M$ free except one VM so I can use IE
> > for testing) I think all of my hardware is 64bit.  
> > 
> > So that begs the question, is 32bit better than 64bit or do I not
> > understand the issue?
> > 
> > Thank you for your feedback.
> > 
> > Keith
> > 
> > ------------------------
> > 
> > Keith Smith
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