On Thursday 24 November 2011 20:42:59 Walter Hurry wrote: > On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:24:34 +0000, Lisi wrote: > > On Thursday 24 November 2011 16:15:45 Walter Hurry wrote: > >> I see no reason for OP to avoid 64 bit Debian. > > > > Sorry - as usual I am not making myself clear. I am not suggesting that > > he should. I said that here would no doubt others who could better > > inform him of the pros and cons. > > Agreed; you did say that. It is just that mentioning the matter at all > raises a certain amount of fear, uncertainty and doubt.
Yes, I had already though that people could usefully say less about the alternatives. So it was remiss of me to do the same thing. > It is of course entirely possible to run 32 bit Linux on 64 bit hardware, > but IMO there is absolutely no reason for OP to do so. > > Your remark about 32 bit Flash on 64 bit Debian *was* incorrect, though. I said "There was a time when several things (like Flash!!) would not work in 64bit." I stand by that. There *was* such a time. I do not know the present position, and said so. But as you say, I shouldn't have said anything about it at all. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201111242135.09952.lisi.re...@gmail.com
