We have been using 64 bit Linux for several years. I'm not aware of any
lingering issues with the 64 bit-ness.
Linux is always sprinkling in a few new bugs, but I don't know of any
current issues with 32 bit vs. 64 bit.
On 04/03/12 15:57, Roger Rowlett wrote:
The time has come for me to upgrade my Linux OS to something more
recent for me and my student workstations. A 32-bit distro is
certainly conservative and compatible with CCP4 and Coot, but it seems
like that solution hobbles my hardware and puts some limitations on
available memory, even with PAE enabled. So who is using a 64-bit
distro these days, and are there lingering issues of compatibility and
dependency hell with commonly used XRD software, like CCP4, Coot,
iMOSFLM etc.?
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (beta) actually works OK with one simple workaround
for the global menu for CCP4 and Coot, and wine compatibility is fine
for running CrysalisPro in the same environment, so it's really comes
down to whether or not the extra performance of a 64-bit OS is worth
the pain of compatibility issues for XRD software. Any thoughts?
Cheers,
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Gordon & Dorothy Kline Professor
Department of Chemistry
Colgate University
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