> Is there really any 32 bit only software that people still use?
That question has a full rainbow of answers, but in short: yes.
ET 

 

Paul Mooring writes: 

> Is there really any 32 bit only software that people still use?  I don't think I've needed 32-bit libraries in years. 
> 
> Paul Mooring
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> From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org on behalf of kitepilot@kitepilot.com
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 10:44 AM
> To: nathan@nmecs.com; Main PLUG discussion list
> Subject: Re: 32bit vs 64bit Linux 
> 
> Yes, you can get 'pure 64' systems (think Red Hat).
> And you can 'fix them' by installing the hybrid 32-bit libraries, but I'd
> rather stay away from it.
> ET 
> 
> 
> Nathan England writes: 
> 
>> 
>>
>> 
>>
>> 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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>>
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>>
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