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On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 1:02 PM, david  wrote:
> On 02/04/2013 11:29 PM, James Stone wrote:

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>> Is there any advantage in using a 64 bit distro for audio? Do the

>> advantages outweigh the difficulties?

>>

>> I'm expecting a new computer to be delivered today and am trying to

>> decide what to install...

>>

>

> What difficulties? I run both 32- and 64-bit Linuxes, and have no

> difficulties with either one.

>

> I can't imagine why anyone would run a 32-bit Linux on a modern processor.

> Virtually every processor made today is 64-bit. Even the little old

> dual-core ARM processor in my wife's netbook is 64-bit!

>

> 64-bit gives programs access to more on-chip registers, and removes the

> need for the silly physical address extension (PAE) stuff.

It surprises me that none of you seem to remember ~2007.  The question of

whether to use 32-bit linux on a 64-bit processor is just a bit of

superstition left over from the days when 64-bit linux had limited

compatibility.
The solution to most desktop users back then was: just run a 32-bit PAE

version of linux.  Yeah, really that was just about 6 years ago :)
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On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 1:02 PM, david <gnome@hawaii.rr.com&g=

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2/04/2013 11:29 PM, James Stone wrote:
Is there any advantage in using a 64 bit distro for audio? Do the

advantages outweigh the difficulties?
I'm expecting a new computer to be delivered today and am trying to

decide what to install...
What difficulties? I run both 32- and 64-bit Linuxes, and have no difficult=

ies with either one.
I can't imagine why anyone would run a 32-bit Linux on a modern process=

or. Virtually every processor made today is 64-bit. Even the little old dua=

l-core ARM processor in my wife's netbook is 64-bit!
64-bit gives programs access to more on-chip registers, and removes the nee=

d for the silly physical address extension (PAE) stuff.It surprises me that none of you=

 seem to remember ~2007.=A0 The question of whether to use 32-bit linux on =

a 64-bit processor is just a bit of superstition left over from the days wh=

en 64-bit linux had limited compatibility.

The solution to most desktop users back then was: just run a=

 32-bit PAE version of linux.=A0 Yeah, really that was just about 6 years a=

go :)
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